jolly
jolly is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- able
- aerial
- aeronaut
- aeroplanist
- air
- airman
- attendant
- aviator
- aviatrix
- balloonist
- bargee
- bargeman
- birdman
- boatman
- boatswain
- bush
- cockswain
- coxswain
- crew
- dock
- ferryman
- flier
- flight
- glider
- gondolier
- jack
- lighterman
- longshoreman
- man
- marine
- mariner
- middy
- midshipman
- navigator
- oar
- oarsman
- pilot
- rower
- sailor
- salt
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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