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jollied

jollied is the simple past and past participle of jolly.

Meaning of jolly

Verb

jolly (third-person singular simple present jollies, present participle jollying, simple past and past participle jollied)

  1. (transitive) To amuse or divert.
  2. (archaic, informal, transitive) To praise or talk up.
    • I do not believe in 'jollying' and 'soft soaping' a man when his work is really bad.1898, Marketing/Communications, volume 23, page 52

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Phrases with jollied

Questions about jollied

What is jollied the simple past and past participle of?
Jollied is the simple past and past participle of jolly.

Words near jollied in the dictionary

  1. jolleyers
  2. jolleying
  3. jolleyman
  4. jolleymen
  5. jolleys
  6. jollied
  7. jollied along
  8. jollier
  9. jollies
  10. jollies along
  11. jolliest

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