The Clue
Like Kringle (5 letter answer)
The Answer
JOLLY
Tags
Notes
The answer JOLLY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
JOLLY as a noun:
1. a happy party
2. (jolly boat, jolly) = a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
JOLLY as a verb:
1. (kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter) = be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
JOLLY as an adjective:
1. (gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful) = full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh"
JOLLY as an adverb:
1. (pretty, jolly) = used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain); "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"