merry

merry
[[t]me̱ri[/t]]
merrier, merriest
1) ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [OLD-FASHIONED]

He was much loved for his merry nature...

From the house come the bursts of merry laughter...

Merry black eyes glinted at them.

Syn:
jolly, jovial
Derived words:
merrily ADV-GRADED ADV after v

Chris threw back his head and laughed merrily.

2) ADJ-GRADED A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful. [OLD-FASHIONED]

...the merry sounds of a seven-piece brass band...

She was humming a merry little tune.

Syn:
3) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ If you get merry, you get slightly drunk. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

They went off to Glengarriff to get merry.

Syn:
4) ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) Some people use merry to emphasize something that they are saying, often when they want to express disapproval or humour.

It hasn't stopped the British Navy proceeding on its merry way...

In the merry world of American lawyers it is the simplest thing in the world to start an action.

5) → See also merrily
6) CONVENTION (formulae) Just before Christmas and on Christmas Day, people say `Merry Christmas' to other people to express the hope that they will have a happy time.

Merry Christmas, everyone...

I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas...

A merry Christmas to all our readers.

Syn:
Happy Christmas
7) PHRASE: V inflects If people make merry, they enjoy themselves and have fun, for example by singing, dancing, and drinking together. [OLD-FASHIONED]

Neighbours approached their boundaries from opposite sides and made merry together.

8) to lead someone a merry dance → see dance
to play merry hell → see hell

English dictionary. 2008.

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