adj. 25B6; adjective
merry throngs of students : CHEERFUL, cheery, in high spirits, high-spirited, bright, sunny, smiling, light-hearted, buoyant, lively, carefree, without a care in the world, joyful, joyous, jolly, convivial, festive, mirthful, gleeful, happy, glad, laughing; informal chirpy; formal jocund; dated gay; poetic/literary blithe, blithesome.
(Brit. informal) after three beers he began to feel quite merry : TIPSY, mellow, slightly drunk; Brit. informal tiddly, squiffy.
miserable.
25A0; make merry HAVE FUN, have a good time, enjoy oneself, have a party, celebrate, carouse, feast, {eat, drink, and be merry}, revel, roister; informal party, have a ball.