a happy party

a yawl used by a ships sailors for general work

[ Syn: jolly boat ]

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; pretty big; pretty bad; jolly decent of him; the shoes are priced reasonably; he is fairly clever with computers

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full of or showing high-spirited merriment; when hearts were young and gay; a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company- Wordsworth; 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

[ Syn: gay , jocund , jovial , merry , mirthful ]

be silly or tease one another; After we relaxed, we just kidded around

[ Syn: kid , chaff , josh , banter ]