Jol"ly (?), v. t. To cause to be
jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or
cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence,
to poke fun at. [Colloq.]
We want you to jolly them up a bit.
Brander Matthews.
At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and
gently "jollied" the doctor's topography.
F.
Remington.
Jol"ly, n.; pl.
Jollies (#). [Prob. fr. Jolly,
a.] A marine in the English navy.
[Sailor's Slang]
I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly --
soldier an' sailor too!
Kipling.
Jol"ly (j&obreve;l"l&ybreve;), a.
[Compar. Jollier (-l&ibreve;*&etilde;r);
superl. Jolliest.] [OF. joli,
jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin,
akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. jōl yule, Christmas
feast. See Yule.]
1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous;
merry; mirthful.
Like a jolly troop of huntsmen.
Shak.
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."
Wordsworth.
2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it;
exciting mirth and gayety.
And with his jolly pipe delights the
groves.
Prior.
Their jolly notes they chanted loud and
clear.
Fairfax.
3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent;
lively; agreeable; pleasant. "A jolly cool wind." Sir
T. North. [Now mostly colloq.]
Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did
sit.
Spenser.
The coachman is swelled into jolly
dimensions.
W. Irving.
Jol"ly (?), v. t. To cause to be
jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or
cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence,
to poke fun at. [Colloq.]
We want you to jolly them up a bit.
Brander Matthews.
At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and
gently "jollied" the doctor's topography.
F.
Remington.
Jol"ly, n.; pl.
Jollies (#). [Prob. fr. Jolly,
a.] A marine in the English navy.
[Sailor's Slang]
I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly --
soldier an' sailor too!
Kipling.
