Definitions
to certain extent or degree
Word origin
From Middle English joli, jolif (“merry, cheerful”), from Old French joli, jolif (“merry, joyful”). For the loss of final -f in English, compare tardy, hasty, hussy, etc.
Used in a sentence
“"Full jolly Knight he seemed […] full large of limb and every joint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point."”
“"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! / But something ails it now: the spot is curst. ..."”
“[…] he is swelled into jolly dimensions by frequent potations of malt liquors […]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Merry”5 letters
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