Antonyms for jollied

Grammar : Verb

Spell : jol-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒl i

Definition of jollied

Origin : c.1300 (late 13c. as a surname), from Old French jolif "festive, merry, amorous, pretty" (12c.) of uncertain origin (cf. Italian giulivo "merry, pleasant").
Perhaps a Germanic loan-word from a source akin to Old Norse jol "a winter feast" (see yule), or from Latin gaudere "to rejoice," from PIE *gau- "to rejoice" (see joy). For loss of -f, cf. tardy, hasty. Related: Jollily; jolliness.

As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
As in jest : verb joke
As in joke : verb kid, tease
As in kid : verb fool, ridicule
As in push : verb incite, urge
As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
As in chaff : verb joke, ridicule
As in sweet-talk : verb flatter
As in twit : verb ridicule
As in deride : verb make fun of; insult
As in fawn : verb ingratiate oneself to; serve
As in flatter : verb compliment excessively

Example sentences :

It's not that; it's because I don't wish to be laughed at and jollied.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish

He was tall and very black-haired, and he "jollied" the girls.
Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis

He jollied every customer, and set up the soda water recklessly.
Extract from : « The Gay Gnani of Gingalee » by Florence Huntley

Chas joked and jollied and got himself thoroughly hated by all.
Extract from : « Full-Back Foster » by Ralph Henry Barbour

I had seen a hundred men brighten as the surgeon "jollied" them.
Extract from : « Our Part in the Great War » by Arthur Gleason

Every boy in the village knew this, and occasionally guyed and jollied him about it.
Extract from : « Bound to Succeed » by Allen Chapman

Carmichael swore at me, bullied me, and jollied me, as his mood happened to be.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of an American Citizen » by Robert Herrick

They hurried up to us, and shook hands and jollied me, and everything was lively.
Extract from : « The Whistling Mother » by Grace S. Richmond

If Siclone hadn't come out and jollied them, I'd never have got back in the world.
Extract from : « The Nerve of Foley » by Frank H. Spearman

This is what the boys at the Club meant when they jollied us about our friendship.
Extract from : « The Bachelors » by William Dana Orcutt

Synonyms for jollied

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