in good spirits; gay; merry

In a moment he was as jolly as ever.

cheerfully festive or convivial

a jolly party.

joyous; happy

Christmas is a jolly season.

Chiefly British Informal . delightful; charming.

British .

Informal . great; thorough

a jolly blunderer.

Slang . slightly drunk; tipsy.

Informal . to talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, esp. in the hope of gaining something (usually followed by along )

They jollied him along until the job was done.

Informal . to jolly a person; josh; kid.

Informal . the practice or an instance of jollying a person.

Usually, jollies. Informal . pleasurable excitement, esp. from or as if from something forbidden or improper; thrills; kicks

He gets his jollies from watching horror movies.

British Informal . extremely; very

He'll jolly well do as he's told.

noun

blitheness , blithesomeness , glee , gleefulness , hilarity , jocoseness , jocosity , jocularity , jocundity , jollity , joviality , lightheartedness , merriment , merriness , mirth , mirthfulness