adj.
(merrier, merriest)
- cheerful and lively.
▸characterized by festivity.
- informal slightly drunk.
Phrase
- make merry
indulge in merriment.
Derivative
- merrily adv.
- merriness n.
Etymology
OE myrige ‘pleasing, delightful’, of Gmc origin; rel. to mirth.
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