cheery

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer +‎ -y.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹi

Adjective[edit]

cheery (comparative cheerier, superlative cheeriest)

  1. In a good mood, happy, cheerful.
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 222:
      The air, too, was heavy with perfume, and a nightingale, high in the heavens, gave out a cheery song of welcome.

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