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   mer·ry

   /ˈmerē/

   adjective

   • 1. cheerful and lively: "the narrow streets were dense with merry throngs of students" Similar cheerfulcheeryin good spiritshigh-spiritedblithebrightsunnylightheartedbuoyantbubblylivelycarefreewithout a care in the worldjoyfuljoyousrejoicingjollyjocundconvivialfestivemirthfulgleefulhappygladlaughinginformal:chirpydated:gayarchaic:frolicsomesportiveblithesomeOpposite miserablesadgloomy
   • ▪ (of an occasion or season) characterized by festivity and rejoicing: "he wished me a merry Christmas"
   • ▪ slightly and good-humoredly drunk: "after the third bottle of beer he began to feel quite merry" Similar tipsymellowslightly drunkinformal:tiddlysquiffy

   Word Origin Old Englishmyrige ‘pleasing, delightful’, of Germanic origin; related to mirth.

   Derivatives

   • 1. merriness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • M

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   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • R

     1

   • Y

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