Merry

/ˈmɛ.ɹi/ · adjective

Meaning

Jolly and full of high spirits; happy..

Definitions by Sense

1. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.
2. Festive and full of fun and laughter.
3. Brisk
4. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
5. (euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
6. An English wild cherry.

Example Sentences

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.

Everyone was merry at the party.

If I have the chance, I will make our worshipful Sheriff pay right well for that which he hath done to me. Maybe I may bring him some time into Sherwood Forest and have him to a right merry feast with us.

The play moved along at a merry pace.

The car moved at a merry clip.

a merry jest

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Antonyms for merry

Related Words

Word Forms

• merrier
• merriest
• merie
• merrie
• mery
• merries

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