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.

adjective

sad , unhappy

adjective

blithe , blithesome , bouncy , carefree , cheerful , chipper , chirpy , convivial , daffy , delightful , enjoyable , entertaining , festive , frolicsome , funny , gay , gladsome , gleeful , happy , hilarious , jocund , jokey , joshing , jovial , joyous , jubilant , larking , lighthearted , lots of laughs , merry , mirthful , playful , pleasant , sportive , sprightly , zippy * , boon , cheery , congenial , facetious , friendly , genial , jocose , jocular , joyful , kid , laughing , splendid , vivacious , waggish , witty