<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>(comparative: jollier, superlative: jolliest) in good spirits; lively; merry.</li><li>Cheerfully festive or convivial: a jolly party.</li><li>Joyous; happy: Christmas is a jolly season.</li><li>Delightful; charming.</li><li>Great; thorough: a jolly blunderer.</li><li>Slightly drunk; tipsy.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) jollied, jollying. Informal. To talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, especially in the hope of gaining something (usually followed by along).</li><li>(used without object) jollied, jollying. Informal. To jolly a person; josh; kid.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(plural: jollies) Informal. The practice or an instance of jollying a person.</li><li>Usually jollies. Informal. Pleasurable excitement, especially from or as if from something forbidden or improper; thrills; kicks: He gets his jollies from watching horror movies.</li></ul><p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>British Informal. Extremely; very: He'll jolly well do as he's told.</li></ul>