MERRY
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Mer"ry (?), 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. gamaúrgjan 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.
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They drank, and were merry with him.
Gen. xliii. 34.
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I am never merry when I hear sweet music.
Shak.
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2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
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Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Jas. v. 13.
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3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry jest. “Merry wind and weather.” Spenser.
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Merry dancers. See under Dancer. -- Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.]
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To make him bothe game and glee.
Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]-- To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judg. ix. 27.
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Syn. -- Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.
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Mer"ry (mĕr"rӗ), n. (Bot.) A kind of wild red cherry.
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