Definition of “merry”

He invited his royal followers and beautiful women to come and be merry by drinking or even swimming in the wine.

It was on his boat in Ecuador that I enjoyed eight merry hours of seasickness.

It was there I roused him while Mrs Buchan's merry minions were screaming laughing over laundry in the adjoining wash-house.

No doubt Justin Hawkins and his merry men squeaked onto the stage in their tight-fitting trousers.

She sat with the book in her lap leafing through the different tales as this merry band of pilgrims made their way to Canterbury.

The Christchurch native was with his merry band of Kiwi brothers sporting shirts spelling out ``Bring Back Hadlee '.

The soldiers sing merry songs about how they wish they had a girl worth fighting for.

They seemed much too merry for her, with none of the easy familiarity which she had known with Peter.

We shouted `Merry Christmas ', even though nobody felt merry.