(superl.) Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
(superl.) Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety.
(superl.) Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant.
Example Sentences:
(1) And he enjoyed holding court to pretty girls and jolly lads at the Academy Club, a bohemian joint he founded next to his office.
(2) 1.37am BST Cardinals 0 - Dodgers 0, top of 2nd Well Ryu doesn't look nearly as shaky as he did against the Braves, rather, he looks a whole lot like the jolly fellow that went 14-8 with a 3.00 ERA in the regular season.
(3) Spain tells UK not to lose its cool over Gibraltar in Brexit talks Read more Henry seemed like a jolly chap.
(4) Her teenage sons, who haven't read the book, tease her often, which is jolly; her mother, though distressed to find that Christian and Anastasia never seem to shower after sex, is delighted; even her father-in-law likes the book.
(5) In another part of the recording, Bloom says, in reference to a ruling from the European court of human rights: "You can torture people to death but you jolly well can't give them a full life sentence because that's against their human rights.
(6) Nick had come armed with previously unpublished details of Liberal Democrat plans for Lords reform and a blueprint for site value rating which Dave had told him was " Jolly interesting, Nick, it really is" before passing it to Andy Coulson.
(7) A few weeks ago, an official from the Cabinet Office gushed on his blog about a jolly exciting trip, a kind of pilgrimage, to Amazon and Google in Seattle and San Francisco.
(8) Together with his late wife Janet, he wrote 37 titles including perennial favourites The Jolly Postman and Burglar Bill, and by himself he is the author of many more, including The Pencil, and Woof!
(9) Stressing the jolly side of atheism not only glosses over its harsher truths, it also disguises its unique selling point.
(10) Debbie Jolly of Leicester, said: "Coalition ministers can manage on £145,000 per year plus expenses, but some disabled people have to try and manager on less than £31 a week.
(11) The Palestinian comedy team Watan a Watar have enjoyed huge success with their take on an Isis propaganda video featuring a roadblock and a quiz: incorrect answers mean instant execution but these jolly, bumbling jihadis win points to get them to Paradise.
(12) Given the jolly atmosphere of the holidays, the bartender allowed a dog owner to bring in their animal.
(13) At one level it's very gentle and quite jolly; at another, if continued assiduously, it means they are after you.
(14) One needs to be jolly careful – and it is appropriate in a friendly relationship to be jolly careful about reaching judgements of serious violations of IHL.” The hearings in closed court end on Friday.
(15) Just wide expanses of inoffensive pleasantness so strong that if any of the bloody really jolly nice people on the show were to drop their grins, their overexerted jowls would fall straight into their cake mix.
(16) But does it have much in common with the jolly pre-modern gourmandising recommended this week by David Haslam of the National Obesity Forum?
(17) When her career took off at the age of 10 – a childhood of performing in the living room led to a stint jollying around with Barney the purple dinosaur in the 90s series Barney & Friends – Gomez's mother, Mandy Cornett, became her manager, a relationship Gomez now describes as "like a Gilmore Girls bond, except the dialogue's not as clever".
(18) When he was found guilty of contempt of court last year for claims in his bestselling book, Once a Jolly Hangman , his youngest daughter emailed to ask: "Will they hang you Dad?"
(19) The 18 patients with folic acid deficiency had a significantly higher rate of megaloblasts, binucleate erythropoietic precursors, Howell-Jolly bodies, giant myelocytes, and giant metamyelocytes in bone marrow smears than the remaining 23 patients (P less than 0.05).
(20) But, to be fair, Sally was jolly, plus she was friendless because of the house move of a previous best friend.
Joyous
Definition:
(a.) Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.
Example Sentences:
(1) From the genesis of the thing – pop stars dropping plans to perform; Greater Manchester police working to make it operationally possible; the footballer Michael Carrick moving his career testimonial match forward by two hours ; everything was about making things that little bit less crap, and dare I say it – out and out joyous.
(2) "Feedback in the comments shows at times a truly shocking picture of experiences that should be the most joyous time in a woman's life, not the most frightening", Richards added.
(3) But this was a thoroughly joyous and well-crafted farewell.
(4) At least the joyous delirium gave Drogba and, most likely, Petr Cech fitting sendoffs after glittering careers in these parts.
(5) His players paraded the Europa League trophy on the pitch after securing third place here, both achievements that would normally merit acclaim, but the interim manager remained inside while his coaching staff joined the joyous throng out on the turf.
(6) In a prepared statement, Ken and Toni Cameron said: "We are happy that justice for Stephen has been done, but this is not a joyous occasion.
(7) For Hull's manager, Steve Bruce, it was a joyous way to end a year that has seen him take the club to an unlikely promotion and make big strides towards keeping them in the top flight.
(8) The smaller rabbits can be a harder target for the rifle but are my preferred choice: the best rabbits are less than six months old, a fair size for a good feed, but joyously tender.
(9) Like me, he recalls that Ramadan used to be a joyous time to spend with your family.
(10) That universe is a wonderful place: Thomas Jefferson (Daveed Digs) swans around it joyously swinging a cane, wearing a purple crushed velvet suit loud enough to shame Prince, engaging with other politicians in throwdowns that look considerably more fun than anything on C-Span.
(11) In some senses Boyle's exuberant vision appeared to have been conceived not only in response to the regimented order of Beijing, but also to the joyous but deferential spirit of the recent jubilee.
(12) The heat, the intensity, the life-and-death emotional investment and sheer joyousness of the players are an enormous pleasure to watch.
(13) Sonia Heyes, 52, a mother of two, was wearing the T-shirt she had hand-printed for the joyous trip to Wembley.
(14) From the early hours of Saturday after provisional results emerged, Kenyatta's joyous supporters thronged the streets of Nairobi and his tribal strongholds, lighting fluorescent flares and waving tree branches and chanting: "Uhuru, Uhuru".
(15) The California attorney general and Senate candidate Kamala Harris spoke about persistence in the face of prejudice and called for victory in 2016; outgoing senator Barbara Mikulski made a joyous, ferocious call for women to organize politically; Emily’s List founder Ellen Malcolm spoke fondly of the group’s humble origins to the “18 million cracks in the ceiling” created by Clinton’s 2007 primary campaign; Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and former representative Gabby Giffords spoke proudly of the newest figures of the group; and Senator Al Franken spoke fondly of the lot and cracked jokes whenever able: “First of all, I apologize for being a guy.” Nearly all called for Clinton to run, and Mikulski, Pelosi and others declared her victory certain.
(16) Fraser – a long-time advocate of freebirth who ran a website called Joyous Birth – was unrepentant.
(17) It was a common sentiment on a joyous, if grey and blustery day.
(18) They meet on Pooley’s day off, descending into joyous laughter before they embrace as only survivors do in a country running on a “no touch” policy.
(19) The festival is about reminding ourselves of our own creativity, adaptability and potential for joyously making our own change, rather than miserably waiting for others to fail to bring it.
(20) But these people weren’t part of a local carnival, art event or other joyous celebration.