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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

Marked by humor or something that motivates laughter

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

To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior

A party or social event

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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

alive and kicking

glass half full

feeling one's oats

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

as pleased as Punch

in seventh heaven

tickled to death

as happy as Larry

jumping for joy

like a dog with two tails

hale and hearty

full of vim and vigor

full of the joy of living

still going strong

like a new person

fresh as a daisy

well-conditioned

in good condition

fit as a fiddle

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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

pulling no punches

as merry as a grig

in high spirits

feeling one's oats

one hundred per cent

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

bright and breezy

full of vim and vigour

alive and kicking

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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

top-of-the-line

as pretty as a picture

out-of-this-world

pulchritudinous

super-excellent

full of promise

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

Adjective

Marked by humor or something that motivates laughter

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

hysterically funny

extremely amusing

killingly funny

too funny for words

tongue-in-cheek

quick on the draw

quick on the uptake

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Adjective

Showing enthusiasm or displaying positive energy about something

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

champing at the bit

chomping at the bit

in seventh heaven

in high spirits

keen as mustard

ready and willing

jumping for joy

as keen as mustard

in transports of delight

on top of the world

beside oneself with happiness

bright and breezy

wild with excitement

as merry as a grig

full of vim and vigour

in a frenzy of delight

waiting with bated breath

alive and kicking

delirious with happiness

on pins and needles

feeling one's oats

with bated breath

pleased as punch

as pleased as Punch

on the edge of your seat

hankering after

untrammelled^UK

filled with joy

infatuated with

enamoured of^US

full of the joys of spring

doing handsprings

jumping up and down

straining at the leash

consumed with desire

extremely enthusiastic

full of enthusiasm

favourably inclined

beside yourself

extremely happy

chafing at the bit

beside oneself with joy

floating on air

tickled to death

full of get-up-and-go

full of joie de vivre

as happy as a clam

pleasantly surprised

as happy as Larry

like a child with a new toy

like a dog with two tails

with an appetite

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 per cent

in every respect

by a great amount

by a great deal

in all respects

a hundred per cent

too … for words

through and through

to too great an extent

to too great an degree

by leaps and bounds

in a marked degree

on a grand scale

from the bottom of your heart

marvellously^UK

tall in the saddle

before all else

extremely badly

no strings attached

no holds barred

no ifs ands or buts

unconventionally

preternaturally

idiosyncratically

unprecedentedly

uncharacteristically

characteristically

revolutionarily

groundbreakingly

incomprehensibly

mind-bogglingly

distinguishedly

distinguishingly

individualistically

anomalistically

by a considerable amount

consequentially

discriminatingly

symptomatically

modernistically

to beat the band

unrealistically

unceremoniously

problematically

unanticipatedly

untraditionally

disproportionately

supercalifragilisticexpialidociously

disconcertingly

anarchistically

on a large scale

in great measure

transformationally

iconoclastically

inappropriately

unconstrainedly

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

make see the light

make someone see the light

show someone the error of their ways

show one the error of their ways

gain one's confidence

dangle a carrot in front of

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

talk someone into something

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

have a joke with

pull someone's leg

make jokes about

pull someone's chain

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

poke mullock at

muck someone about

yank someone's chain

take the piss out of

hold up to ridicule

give a hard time

make a monkey out of

treat with contempt

play with words

cock a snook at

laugh out of court

treat contemptuously

show contempt for

play a practical joke on

get a rise out of

take a rise out of

play a practical joke

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

make a laughing-stock

hold up to shame

shout disapproval

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries

blow raspberries at

give the Bronx cheer to

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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.”

Verb

To seek favor from by fawning, servile behavior

be obsequious to

be sycophantic to

curry favor with^US

curry favour with^UK

dance attendance on

ingratiate oneself with

abase oneself before

fall over oneself for

praise to excess

bow and scrape before

praise to the skies

sing the praises of

curry favour^UK

lick someone's boots

lay it on thick

fall on one's knees

rub up the right way

be at beck and call

lay it on with a trowel

prostrate oneself

behave obsequiously

kiss one's feet

be servile towards

be sycophantic towards

rub the right way

keep someone sweet

express admiration for

wax lyrical about

scratch one's back

abase oneself to

be obsequious towards

demean oneself to

ingratiate yourself

compliment excessively

show respect for

bow and scrape to

massage one's ego

kiss someone's feet

lie down and roll over

humiliate yourself

prostrate oneself before

try to get on the good side of

seek the favour of

try to win over

pay blandishments to

kiss the feet of

prostrate oneself to

say nice things about

throw oneself at someone's feet

put on a pedestal

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Noun

A party or social event

social occasion

social gathering

social function

festive occasion

wedding reception

celebratory party

festive proceedings

noisy celebration

religious festival

300th anniversary

self-indulgence

special occasion

diamond jubilee

spending expedition

science festival

musical festival

festival of music

outdoor celebration

festival of music and drama

yearly observance

wedding anniversary

national holiday

day of observance

night on the town

unrestrained behavior

bit of amusement

night on the razzle

Pancake Tuesday

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