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merry

adjective
Gay and noisy; jovial; exhilarated to laughter. Man is the merriest species of the creation. They drank and were merry with him. Genesis 43:34.

merry

Causing laughter or mirth; as a merry jest.

merry

Brisk; as a merry gale. I .

merry

Pleasant; agreeable; delightful. To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judges 9:27.