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merry

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
merry/ˈmeri/

▶adjective (merrier, merriest)

1 cheerful and lively.
■ characterized by festivity.

2 informal slightly drunk.

– phrases
make merry indulge in merriment.

– derivatives
merrily adverb,
merriness noun.

– origin OE myrige ‘pleasing, delightful’, of Gmc origin; rel. to mirth.

'merry' also found in these Oxford entries:

carousel - dance - frolic - gamesome - grig - hell - jai alai - -ment - merry andrew - merry-go-round - mirth - oyster - roundabout - wassail

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