adj. 25B6; adjective CHEERFUL, happy, cheery, good-humoured, jovial, merry, sunny, joyful, joyous, light-hearted, in high spirits, bubbly, exuberant, ebullient, cock-a-hoop, gleeful, mirthful, genial, fun-loving; informal chipper, chirpy, perky, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; formal jocund, jocose; dated gay; poetic/literary gladsome, blithe, blithesome.
miserable.
25B6; verb (informal) he tried to jolly her along : ENCOURAGE, urge, coax, cajole, persuade.
25B6; adverb (Brit. informal) a jolly good idea. : See very adverb .