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[ adjective ] full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Examples "when hearts were young and gay" "the jolly crowd at the reunion" "jolly old Saint Nick" "a jovial old gentleman" "have a merry Christmas" "peals of merry laughter" "a mirthful laugh" Used in print (Brand Blanshard, "The Emotive Theory," Robert...)`` I have heard stories '' , he writes , `` of the most terrible , the most unnatural actions , of the most monstrous murders , told with the most spontaneous , childishly merry laughter '' . If goodness and badness lie_in attitudes only and hence are brought into being by them , those men who greeted death and misery with childishly merry laughter are taking the only sensible line . (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)Rabbi_Melzi smiled at him with infinitely old but merry eyes . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] offering fun and gaiety
Examples "a gala ball after the inauguration" "a festive (or festal) occasion" "gay and exciting night life" "a merry evening" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)A friend of mine in New_Mexico said the Court_order had caused no particular trouble out there , that all had gone as merry as a marriage bell . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1152
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6743
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