merrier; merriest
1
: full of gaiety or high spirits : mirthful
eat, drink, and be merry
2
: marked by festivity or gaiety
a merry holiday time
4
archaic
: giving pleasure : delightful
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Examples of merry in a Sentence
Let's eat, drink, and be merry!
They sang a merry little song.
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The company is also holding dinners featuring local chefs who incorporate cacao into their meals, a day of merry crafts-making and a festive holiday market with chocolatiers and foragers, among other chocolate-centric things.
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Krampus Nacht attendees will have the opportunity to drink, be merry and throw axes in a series of challenges—after some practice with a professional.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
All his kills are righteous, all his women are gorgeous, all his men are merry.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
Any aware adult knew of the trick and would stop the car, go to the offending hubcap, take it off, dump out the rocks and pebbles, put the hubcap back on, and be on their merry way.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Krampus Nacht attendees will have the opportunity to drink, be merry and throw axes in a series of challenges—after some practice with a professional.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
All his kills are righteous, all his women are gorgeous, all his men are merry.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2024
Any aware adult knew of the trick and would stop the car, go to the offending hubcap, take it off, dump out the rocks and pebbles, put the hubcap back on, and be on their merry way.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Merry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merry. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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