jolliest — jol·ly || dÊ’É‘lɪ / dÊ’É’l v. make happy, raise someone s spirits; joke, jest; please someone in order to take advantage of him adj. merry, happy, mirthful, cheerful adv. very, extremely (Slang) n. pleasure, kicks, enjoyment; yawl that sailors… … English contemporary dictionary
Angela Brazil — Angela Brazil, (pronounced brazzle ), (November 30, 1868 – March 13, 1947), was the first of the British writers of modern School Girls Stories genre written from the characters point of view. The equivalent in respect of boys stories was Charles … Wikipedia
jolly — I UK [ˈdʒɒlɪ] / US [ˈdʒɑlɪ] adjective Word forms jolly : adjective jolly comparative jollier superlative jolliest 1) friendly and cheerful Her teacher was a jolly lady. 2) old fashioned lively and enjoyable a jolly conversation II UK [ˈdʒɒlɪ] /… … English dictionary
jolly — [jäl′ē] adj. jollier, jolliest [ME joli < OFr, prob. < ON jol,YULE] 1. full of high spirits and good humor; merry 2. Informal enjoyable; pleasant adv. jollier, jolliest [Brit. Informal] very; altogether vt., vi … English World dictionary
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Full of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Simon Raven — Simon Arthur Noël Raven (1927 2001) was an English novelist, essayist, dramatist and raconteur who, in a writing career of forty years, caused controversy, amusement and offence. His obituary in The Guardian noted that, he combined elements of… … Wikipedia
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