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"merry" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often jolly (5 letters).
Definitions
quick and energetic
Word origin
From French merise.
Used in a sentence
“We had a very merry Christmas.”
“I am neuer merry when I heare ſweet muſique.”
“I felt comforted by the song of the redbreast, and I thought I felt less lonely and deserted as long as I heard the merry notes of the thrush.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Full of cheer”5 letters
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