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merriest |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Merry \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. gama['u]rgjan 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. They drank, and were merry with him --Gen. xliii. 34. I am never merry when I hear sweet music. --Shak.
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