CHEERY (cheerier, cheeriest)

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Irregular inflected forms: cheerier    , cheeriest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cheery mean? 

• CHEERY (adjective)
  The adjective CHEERY has 1 sense:

1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

  Familiarity information: CHEERY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEERY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

Synonyms:

cheery; gay; sunny

Context example:

a sunny smile

Similar:

cheerful (being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits)

Derivation:

cheer (the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom)

 Context examples 

So they lived, these men, in their own lusty, cheery fashion—rude and rough, but honest, kindly and true.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Breakfast eaten and the slim camp-outfit lashed to the sled, the men turned their backs on the cheery fire and launched out into the darkness.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

“Halloa, Tregellis!” he cried, in the cheeriest fashion, as my uncle crossed the threshold, and then suddenly the smile faded from his face, and his eyes gleamed with resentment.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Thornton was running behind, encouraging Buck with short, cheery words.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

"Don't you mind him, sir!" broke in Mrs. Tom, with a cheery laugh.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

It was a cold morning of the early spring, and we sat after breakfast on either side of a cheery fire in the old room at Baker Street.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Ay, ay, sir,” was the cheery response, as Johansen started forward.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Holding a hand of each, and watching the two young faces wistfully, Mrs. March said, in her serious yet cheery way...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

It was evident to all that I was in for a long illness, so Joseph was bundled out of this cheery bedroom, and it was turned into a sick-room for me.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Along upon our left the neighboring caves each threw out its ruddy cheery firelight into the gloom.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)