1. Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
   "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"
   - gay, jocund, jolly, jovial, mirthful 
2. Offering fun and gaiety
   "a merry evening"
   - gay, festal, festive 
3. Quick and energetic
   "a merry chase"
   - alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy 
4. Slightly intoxicated
   - potty, tiddly [Brit], tipsy, tiddley

Derived forms: merriest, merrier

See also: drunk, energetic, inebriated, intoxicated, joyous, merrily, merriness

Encyclopedia: Merry Merry, Girl of 1000 Gimmicks Merry, Merry Christmas

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