Jolly

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Full of merriment and high spirits; jovial; joyous; merry.

   “"Full jolly Knight he seemed […] full large of limb and every joint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point."”

2. sıfat Splendid, excellent, pleasant.

   “Jo silently notices how white and small her hand is and what a jolly servant she must be to wear such sparkling rings.”

3. sıfat Drunk.
4. isim A pleasure trip or excursion; especially, an expenses-paid or unnecessary one.

   “If you know what it means to be a “fidlet” going for a “jolly” in your “doo”, then you are part of an exclusive club that speaks colloquial Antarctic English.”

5. isim A marine in the English navy.

   “I'm a Jolly — 'Er Majesty's Jolly — soldier an' sailor too!”

6. isim A word of praise, or favorable notice.

   “'We just need to chuck him a jolly.' 'I beg your pardon?' said Faber. 'Chuck a jolly... you know! Get people on the street talking about how amazing the show is! Tell them the tickets are sold out for the next two weeks.'”

7. isim Ellipsis of jolly boat.

   “Indeed it is nearly impossible to conceive how the small jolly they were in could have escaped destruction for a single instant.”

8. zarf Very, extremely.

   “It’s jolly hot in here, isn’t it?”

9. fiil To amuse or divert.
10. fiil To praise or talk up.

    “I do not believe in 'jollying' and 'soft soaping' a man when his work is really bad.”

11. özel isim A female given name.
12. özel isim A surname.
13. özel isim An unincorporated community in Pike County, Georgia, United States.
14. özel isim An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States.
15. özel isim A minor city in Clay County, Texas, United States.
16. özel isim Alternative spelling of Jouli, Uttar Pradesh, India.