unjolly

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adjective

Not jolly; glum.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectiveunjolly (comparative more unjolly, superlative most unjolly)

comparative more unjolly · superlative most unjolly

  1. Not jolly; glum.

    The unjolly green giant, born from a botched gamma bomb experiment in a 1962 comic book, belongs to an elite class of superhero.

    2008 April 10, Brooks Barnes, “What’s Big and Green, and Desperate to Be a Hit All Over?”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + jolly.

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APA

unjolly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjolly

MLA

“unjolly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjolly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unjolly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjolly.

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