| ADJECTIVE | all | jolly, gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
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| ADVERB | all | jolly, reasonably, moderately, pretty, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably | to a moderately sufficient extent or degree |
| NOUN | event | jolly | a happy party |
| artifact | jolly, jolly boat | a yawl used by a ship's sailors / sailors for general work | |
| VERB | communication | jolly, kid, chaff, josh, banter | be silly or tease one another |
| Sounds | jhaa'liy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | Full of or showing high-spirited merriment. | |
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| Synonyms | gay, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful | |
| Broader | joyous | Full of or characterized by joy |
| Spanish | alegre, animado, divertido, feliz, jovial, risueño | |
| Catalan | alegre, animat, jocós, jocund, jovial, rialler | |
| Nouns | jollity, jolliness | feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor |
| jolly | a happy party | |
| Meaning | A happy party. | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | party | An occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment |
| Adjectives | jolly | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
| Verbs | jolly | be silly or tease one another |
| Meaning | A yawl used by a ship's sailors / sailors for general work. | |
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| Synonym | jolly boat | |
| Broader | yawl | A ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) |
| Meaning | To a moderately sufficient extent or degree. | |
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| Example | "jolly decent of him" | |
| Synonyms | reasonably, moderately, pretty, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably | |
| Opposite | unreasonably, immoderately | To a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation |
| Spanish | bastante, moderadamente | |
| Catalan | extremadament, força | |
| Meaning | Be silly or tease one another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | kid, chaff, josh, banter | |
| Broader | tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| Spanish | bromear, burlar, torear | |
| Catalan | bromejar, fer broma | |
| Nouns | jolly | a happy party |
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