<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>in good spirits; lively; merry: In a moment he was as jolly as ever.</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 (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>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): They jollied him along until the job was done.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to jolly a person; josh; kid.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the practice or an instance of jolling a person.</li><li>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>extremely; very: He'll jolly well do as he's told.</li></ul>