▪ (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"Similartipsymellowslightly drunkinformal:tiddlysquiffy
Word OriginOld Englishmyrige ‘pleasing, delightful’, of Germanic origin; related to mirth.