Sekirov Dictionary

merry

/ˈmɛ.ɹi/

adjective 5
noun 1
forms 3
phrases 4

adjective5

•
(of a person) happy and full of life, laughing and having fun
- We had a very merry Christmas.
•
Festive and full of fun and laughter.
- Everyone was merry at the party.
•
(euphemistic) Drunk; tipsy.
- Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.
•
Brisk.
- The play moved along at a merry pace.
- The car moved at a merry clip.
•
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
- There eke my feeble barke a while may stay, / Till mery wynd and weather call her thence away. — 1590

noun1

An English wild cherry.

forms

merries · merrier · merriest

Phrases with merry

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