jolly

jol|ly¹ [ˈdʒɔli US ˈdʒa:li] adj especially BrE

[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: joli 'happy, pretty']

1.) happy and enjoying yourself

▪ Everybody was in a very relaxed and jolly mood.

2.) old-fashioned very pleasant and enjoyable

▪ We had a jolly time with the family.

jolly ²

jolly² adv BrE old-fashioned informal

1.) very

▪ Sounds like a jolly good idea to me.

▪ It was all jolly good fun .

2.) jolly well

used to emphasize an opinion or to show that you are annoyed

▪ Right, I'm going to clear up, and you can jolly well help me.

3.) jolly good!

spoken used to say that you are pleased by what someone has just said

jolly ³

jolly³ v BrE

jolly along [jolly sb along] phr v

to try to make someone do something faster by encouraging them

▪ He jollied people along and got useful information out of them.

jolly into [jolly sb into sth] phr v

to gently persuade someone to do something

▪ She jollied the children into going for a walk.

jolly up [jolly sth<=>up] phr v

to make an event or place more pleasant or exciting