cheery
English
Etymology
From Middle English cheri, equivalent to cheer + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪəɹi/
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Adjective
cheery (comparative cheerier, superlative cheeriest)
- 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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Derived terms
- cheerily
- cheeriness
- Cheerios
Related terms
- cheery-bye
Anagrams
- reechy