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Jollier
Jolly Jol"ly (j[o^]l"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Jollier (-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Jolliest.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See Yule.] 1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak. ``A jolly place,' said he, ``in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.' --Wordsworth. 2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. --Prior. Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. --Fairfax. 3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. ``A jolly cool wind.' --Sir T. North. [Now mostly colloq.] Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. --Spenser. The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W. Irving.
Jolliest
Jolly Jol"ly (j[o^]l"l[y^]), a. [Compar. Jollier (-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Jolliest.] [OF. joli, jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E. yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See Yule.] 1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful. Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. --Shak. ``A jolly place,' said he, ``in times of old! But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.' --Wordsworth. 2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety. And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. --Prior. Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. --Fairfax. 3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable; pleasant. ``A jolly cool wind.' --Sir T. North. [Now mostly colloq.] Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. --Spenser. The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W. Irving.

Meaning of Jollie from wikipedia

- Jollie is the surname of: Edward Jollie (1825–1894), a pioneer land surveyor in New Zealand Ethel Tawse Jollie (1874–1950), writer and political activist...
- Ethel Maud Tawse Jollie OBE (8 March 1874 – 21 September 1950; née Cookson; widowed Colquhoun) was a writer and political activist in Southern Rhodesia...
- Thomas Jollie (1629–1703) was an English Dissenter, a minister ejected from the Church of England for his beliefs. Thomas Jollie was born at Droylsden...
- The Jollie River is a river of New Zealand's Southern Alps. It flows an almost straight course from its source in the Liebig Range 15 kilometres (9 mi)...
- Timothy Jollie, (c. 1659–1714), was a nonconformist minister and notable educator in the north of England. Timothy Jollie, son of Thomas Jollie, was born...
- Thomas Jollie Smith (27 March 1858 – 8 September 1927) was a Presbyterian Minister and academic, who was significant in developing language studies and...
- Edward Jollie (1 September 1825 – 7 August 1894) was a pioneer land surveyor in New Zealand, initially as a cadet surveyor with the New Zealand Company...
- Francis Jollie (1815 – 30 November 1870) was a politician in New Zealand. Jollie was born in 1815. The family was from Brampton, Carlisle, England. His...
- Christian Jollie Smith (15 March 1885 – 14 January 1963) was an Australian socialist lawyer and co-founder of the Communist Party of Australia. She was...
- surve**** the area in 1849 and 1850. Working with his ****istant, Edward Jollie, they named the various ports and settlements in the area, and chose a simple...