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   Mer·ry

   /ˈmerē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. cheerful and lively: "the narrow streets were dense with merry throngs of students" Similar cheerfulcheeryin good spiritshigh-spiritedblithebrightsunnylightheartedbuoyantbubblylivelycarefreewithout a care in the worldjoyfuljoyousrejoicingjollyjocundconvivialfestivemirthfulgleefulhappygladlaughinginformal:chirpydated:gayarchaic:frolicsomesportiveblithesomeOpposite miserablesadgloomy
   • ▪ (of an occasion or season) characterized by festivity and rejoicing: "he wished me a merry Christmas"
   • ▪ slightly and good-humoredly drunk: "after the third bottle of beer he began to feel quite merry" Similar tipsymellowslightly drunkinformal:tiddlysquiffy

   Word Origin Old Englishmyrige ‘pleasing, delightful’, of Germanic origin; related to mirth.

   Derivatives

   • 1. merriness noun

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   What is Merry adjective?

   • Definition of merry adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary the more people or things there are, the better the situation will be or the more fun people will have “Can I bring a friend to your party?” “Sure—the more the merrier!” Definition of merry adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   How do you describe a merry person?

   • If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. He was much loved for his merry nature. From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. Merry black eyes glinted at them. Chris threw back his head and laughed merrily. A merry sound or sight makes you feel cheerful.

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   What does make merry mean?

   • a merry little man. a merry time at the party. Archaic. causing happiness; pleasant; delightful. a female given name. informal. archaic. play merry hell withinformal. See Mary. make merry,Older Use. The New Year's revelers were making merry in the ballroom. The unthinking children made merry of the boy who had no shoes.

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   What does it mean if you get merry?

   • If you get merry, you get slightly drunk. They went off to Glengarriff to get merry. Some people use merry to emphasize something that they are saying, often when they want to express disapproval or humour . It hasn't stopped the British Navy proceeding on its merry way.

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   happy or showing enjoyment: the merry sound of laughter. She had a merry smile. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR. be dancing in the streets idiom. be floating on air idiom.

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   4 days ago · If you describe someone's character or behaviour as merry, you mean that they are happy and cheerful. [old-fashioned] He was much loved for his merry nature. From the house come the bursts of merry laughter. Merry black eyes glinted at them. Synonyms: cheerful, happy, upbeat [informal], carefree More Synonyms of merry.

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   Merry definition: full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit. See examples of MERRY used in a sentence.

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   merry. the more people or things there are, the better the situation will be or the more fun people will have “Can I bring a friend to your party?” “Sure—the more the merrier!”. Definition of merry adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   merry meaning, definition, what is merry: happy: Learn more.

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   Definition of merry – Learner’s Dictionary. merry. adjective. uk / ˈmeri / us. showing enjoyment and happiness: a merry laugh. Merry Christmas! Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. merrily. adverb.

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   adverb. (Definition of merry from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of merry. in Chinese (Traditional) 快樂的, 愉快的，快樂的，興高采烈的, 喝醉的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 快乐的, 愉快的，快乐的，兴高采烈的, 喝醉的… See more. in Spanish. feliz, alegre, achispado… See more. in Portuguese. alegre, embriagado, alto… See more.