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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : cheer-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɪər i |
Definition of cheery
Origin :- mid-15c., from cheer (n.) + -y (2). The colloquial alternative to cheerful. Related: Cheerily; cheeriness.
- adj cheerful
- "Here's where we shine," broke in a cheery voice which was sweet to the ears, just then.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- And so Michaelis dreams of a world like a beautiful and cheery hospital.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Tony Cornish had a cheery way with him which made other men talk.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Her cheery partner was paddling his rosy brows with a fine handkerchief.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Close beside us the lights of the town gleamed yellow and cheery.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Silence, broken only by the chirp of the cheery little teakettle.
- Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- This is a bright, cheery tale with the scenes laid in Indiana.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- She turned to see Captain Obed Bangs' cheery face peering in at her.
- Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And, like the bird that sings at midnight, her cheery soul sang in its darkness.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- And then the cheery sunshine of the cosy room began to fade away.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
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