Jolly: alternatives and connections

Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.

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Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or net.

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A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.

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A part or portion.

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To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.

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To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of…

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Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.

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To comb or card, as wool or flax.

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To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted…

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A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

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Jollity; noisy mirth.

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Jollity; noisy mirth.

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Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment.

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Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous enjoyment.

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Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained

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To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the subject of the jesting; to rally; as,…

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The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.

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In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly.

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Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.

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Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.

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Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.

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A young goat.

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Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.

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Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.

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Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.

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In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.

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Tolerably; moderately.

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Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form a color; having slight or diminutive bea…

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In a reasonable manner.

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More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something.

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