JOLLIEST
JOLLY
gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
(adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment; “when hearts were young and gay”; “a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company”- Wordsworth; “the jolly crowd at the reunion”; “jolly old Saint Nick”; “a jovial old gentleman”; “have a merry Christmas”; “peals of merry laughter”; “a mirthful laugh”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
jolliest
superlative form of jolly: most jolly
Source: Wiktionary
JOLLY
Jol"ly, a. [Compar. Jollier; superl. Jolliest.] Etym: [OF. joli,
jolif, joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E.
yule; cf. Icel. j yule, Christmass feast. See Yule.]
1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.
Like a jolly troop of huntsmen. Shak.
"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old! But something ails it
now: the spot is cursed." Wordsworth.
2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and gayety.
And with his jolly pipe delights the groves. Prior.
Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear. Fairfax.
3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively; agreeable;
pleasant. "A jolly cool wind." Sir T. North. [Now mostly colloq.]
Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit. Spenser.
The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition