WORDY WEDNESDAY: JOLLY
07 / 12 / 2016
WORDY WEDNESDAY: JOLLY: meaning and examples
Hi, everyone! We are in the Christmas spirit here, so our Wordy Wednesday post is a word we often use at this time of year: JOLLY.
We are going to look at the adjective and the adverb variations.
Definition 1 (adjective): happy and cheerful.
Example 1: Santa Claus is described as a jolly man.
Example 2: The team looked very jolly after they won their game.
Definition 2 (adverb): very, extremely.
Example 3: That's a jolly good idea!
Example 4: We had a jolly good time.
This second definition is more common in British English and not so common in American English.
That's all for today. I hope you have a jolly good day!
We are going to look at the adjective and the adverb variations.
Definition 1 (adjective): happy and cheerful.
Example 1: Santa Claus is described as a jolly man.
Example 2: The team looked very jolly after they won their game.
Definition 2 (adverb): very, extremely.
Example 3: That's a jolly good idea!
Example 4: We had a jolly good time.
This second definition is more common in British English and not so common in American English.
That's all for today. I hope you have a jolly good day!
