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- adjective Not
jolly ;glum .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gellhorn, a fine war correspondent, was in an unjolly state of mind; she believed that she was about to miss out on the Allied landings in France.
Indelible Portraits Of Women Stacy Schiff 2010
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And so Fairlie goes on, like an unjolly green giant, trampling much-cherished eco-veggie facts and figures underfoot.
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Meyers's book goes in for this sort of thing with a certain degree of brio; indeed, not since the publication of Kenneth Tynan's journals have we been treated to such a suggested litany of unjolly spankings.
The Powers of Dr. Johnson O'Hagan, Andrew 2009
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In "Shrek 2," the unjolly green giant (Mike Myers) finally meets Princess Fiona's regal parents.
Shrek Attack 2008
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In "Shrek 2," which opens May 21, the unjolly green giant (Mike Myers) finally meets Princess Fiona's regal parents.
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John for the first time in his life realized how unjolly he was and asked the baker how he could be jolly.
nisayon Diary Entry nisayon 2004
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The time display next to it flashes an unjolly red.
100 Word Stories 2009
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The squalid room to which they’d been led by a fat but distinctly unjolly cook was filled with piles of potatoes and onions, and quite without a fire.
LADY of SKYE PATRICIA CABOT 2001
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" "Starting's finished," the unjolly little man reminded her.
Snakes Eyes Foster, Alan Dean 1978
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