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(), a.[Compar.Merrier (); superl.Merriest.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gamargjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short. Cf. Mirth.] 1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive. They drank, and were merry with him. Gen. xliii. 34. I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Shak. 2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Jas. v. 13. 3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry jest. "Merry wind and weather." Spenser. Merry dancers. See under Dancer. Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.] His merie men commanded he To make him bothe game and glee. Chaucer. To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast Mer"ry (mr"r), n.(Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry. スポンサード リンク
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