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Happy and cheerful in mood or atmosphere

Full of life, spirit, energy, or movement

Full of enthusiasm or eagerness

Pleasing to the mind or senses

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

To a great or extreme degree

To encourage (someone) in a friendly way

To tell a joke or talk in a playful manner

Activities or events celebrating a special occasion

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Adjective

Happy and cheerful in mood or atmosphere

in high spirits

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

in good spirits

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of the joys of spring

full of vim and vigour

without a care in the world

as merry as a grig

bright and breezy

on top of the world

as lively as a grig

tongue-in-cheek

beside oneself with joy

as happy as a clam

as happy as a sandboy

floating on air

laughter-filled

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

doing handsprings

glass half full

feeling one's oats

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

alive and kicking

hysterically funny

extremely amusing

killingly funny

too funny for words

as pleased as Punch

in seventh heaven

tickled to death

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

pleased as punch

keeping the faith

looking on the bright side

looking through rose-colored glasses

tongue in cheek

like a child with a new toy

pulling one's leg

in transports of delight

wild with excitement

beside oneself with happiness

delirious with happiness

in a frenzy of delight

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“Some of the sailors have had a jolly time and some don't feel so jolly now as they did a short time ago.”

Adjective

Full of life, spirit, energy, or movement

full of commotion

like Piccadilly Circus

full of activity

well-trafficked

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

bright and breezy

full of vim and vigour

still going strong

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“Didn't we have a jolly party the other evening? I'm going out to another party this evening, but I bet it won't be as jolly as ours!”

Adjective

Full of enthusiasm or eagerness

keen as mustard

ready and willing

as keen as mustard

chomping at the bit

champing at the bit

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

extremely enthusiastic

jumping up and down

untrammelled^UK

burning with excitement

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“His short speech finished, Klubbe sat down, to loud and jolly applause from his fellow diners.”

Adjective

Pleasing to the mind or senses

to one's liking

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

gladly received

out of this world

extremely pleasant

extremely enjoyable

very pleasurable

very attractive

greatly to one's liking

extraterrestrial

super-excellent

of a high standard

top-of-the-line

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“Behind the pine trees, where we had established our kitchen, we had a jolly meal.”

Adjective

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

burning with excitement

champing at the bit

chomping at the bit

in seventh heaven

in high spirits

keen as mustard

ready and willing

as keen as mustard

jumping for joy

on top of the world

in transports of delight

beside oneself with happiness

bright and breezy

as merry as a grig

wild with excitement

waiting with bated breath

in a frenzy of delight

with bated breath

on the edge of your seat

alive and kicking

full of vim and vigour

delirious with happiness

on pins and needles

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

feeling one's oats

pleased as punch

as pleased as Punch

hankering after

very enthusiastic

untrammelled^UK

filled with joy

consumed with desire

extremely enthusiastic

jumping up and down

full of the joys of spring

doing handsprings

straining at the leash

beside yourself

full of enthusiasm

favourably inclined

chafing at the bit

extremely happy

full of get-up-and-go

beside oneself with joy

full of joie de vivre

floating on air

with an appetite

tickled to death

burning with curiosity

as happy as a clam

pleasantly surprised

as happy as Larry

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

scrutinizing^US

very interested

highly interested

extremely interested

extremely curious

very inquisitive

eat sleep and breathe

waiting for the axe to fall

passionate about

enthusiastic about

twitterpated by

scrutinising^UK

aspiring towards

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Adverb

To a great or extreme degree

extraordinarily

to a great extent

to the nth degree

to a great degree

one-hundred percent

to too great an extent

to too great an degree

in every respect

by a great amount

by a great deal

in all respects

a hundred per cent

too … for words

from the bottom of your heart

through and through

by leaps and bounds

in a marked degree

on a grand scale

amongst the most

one of the most

marvellously^UK

extremely badly

before all else

tall in the saddle

no ifs ands or buts

no strings attached

no holds barred

unconventionally

preternaturally

idiosyncratically

unprecedentedly

uncharacteristically

revolutionarily

characteristically

groundbreakingly

incomprehensibly

by a considerable amount

anomalistically

distinguishingly

individualistically

unrealistically

mind-bogglingly

distinguishedly

consequentially

discriminatingly

symptomatically

modernistically

on a large scale

in great measure

to beat the band

unceremoniously

problematically

untraditionally

unanticipatedly

to a large extent

disproportionately

disconcertingly

anarchistically

unconstrainedly

transformationally

transformatively

entrepreneurially

representatively

semioccasionally

uncompromisingly

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“That was a jolly old waste of time if I ever saw one.”

Verb

To encourage (someone) in a friendly way

twist someone's arm

twist one's arm

get somebody on your side

put the screws on

bring to reason

bring round to the idea of

put pressure on

make a believer

put the squeeze on

gain somebody's support

exert influence on

put someone up to something

arouse someone's interest in

persuade to buy

make see the light

make someone see the light

show someone the error of their ways

show one the error of their ways

dangle a carrot in front of

gain one's confidence

talk someone into something

pull strings with

tighten the screws on

turn the screws on

cut any ice with

bring pressure to bear on

make yourself felt with

carry weight with

bring pressure to bear upon

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

cause to believe

pressurize into

reason someone into

press someone into

turn somebody on to

pressure someone into

gain confidence of

bring to senses

lead to believe

put the heat on

have someone do something

use strong-arm tactics on

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“The third character is Awly, the friend who tries to jolly Leo out of his lovesickness.”

Verb

To tell a joke or talk in a playful manner

take the mickey

yank someone's chain

pull someone's leg

make jokes about

pull someone's chain

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

poke mullock at

muck someone about

have a joke with

take the piss out of

make a monkey out of

treat with contempt

hold up to ridicule

treat contemptuously

play a practical joke on

get a rise out of

take a rise out of

play a practical joke

show contempt for

hold up to shame

lead up the garden path

play a trick on

take for a ride

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

laugh out of court

make a laughing-stock

have a joke on somebody

cock a snook at

give a hard time

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“Physicists and Philosophers of the last Commissar period tried to jolly around the fatalistic trap of physical determinism, but there was no escape from it.”

Noun

Activities or events celebrating a special occasion

festive occasion

festive proceedings

social occasion

social gathering

social function

noisy celebration

wedding reception

celebratory party

lightheartedness

high-spiritedness

light-heartedness

leisure activity

enjoying oneself

transports of delight

religious festival

beer and skittles

science festival

musical festival

festival of music

festival of music and drama

outdoor celebration

communal gathering

self-indulgence

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