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merry

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛri/

Definition of merry

cheerful and lively:the streets were dense with merry throngs of students
(of an occasion or season) characterized by festivity and enjoyment:he wished me a merry Christmas
informal slightly and good-humouredly drunk:after the third beer he began to feel quite merry

Phrases

go on one's merry way: informal carry on with a course of action regardless of the consequences: now you’re here, are you thinking of staying, or are you going to go off again on your merry way?
lead someone a merry dance: see dance.
make merry: enjoy oneself with others by dancing and drinking: back at the hotel, he’s urging on his supporters to make merry
the more the merrier: the more people or things there are, the better a situation will be: partners in such projects should come from at least two member states (but the more, the merrier)
play merry hell with: see hell.

Old English myrige 'pleasing, delightful', of Germanic origin; related to mirth

Definition of merry in the US English dictionary

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