Antonyms for jolly

Grammar : Adj

Spell : jol-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒl i

Definition of jolly

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.

adj laughing, joyful

Example sentences :

And yet there ought to be so much to do here; it's all so fresh and roomy and jolly.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

"I suppose I've jolly well got to take it," said Banstead, unruffled.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

It's a jolly sight better than sentiment when it comes to marrying.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

A friend and a tent, a jug of whisky and a lot of jolly good tobacco.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

We were a jolly set; most of us poor as church mice, and caring little.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Pass on, with your burden of mortality, And lay it in the tomb with jolly hearts.
Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It would be jolly to have Katy to help her prepare the lunch.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

A jolly tanner observes: "I'll get a compartment to oursels."
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

But it wasn't my business, and I was jolly glad to be rid of him as it happened.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

And what's worse, it was my turn to try that jolly old bunk.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

Synonyms for jolly

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