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Jolly vs Exultant - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between jolly and exultant

is that jolly is full of high and merry spirits; jovial while exultant is very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

As a noun jolly

is a pleasure trip or excursion.

As an adverb jolly

is very, extremely.

As a verb jolly

is to amuse or divert.

As a proper noun Jolly

is {{given name|female}.

jolly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of high and merry spirits; jovial.

    • Noun

    (jollies)
  • (British) a pleasure trip or excursion

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (British, dated) very, extremely

    • Derived terms

    * jolly well

    Verb

  • To amuse or divert.

    • Derived terms

    * jolly someone along

    References

    * JOLLY in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 495. English degree adverbs ----

    exultant

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.

    • Synonyms

    * merry * happy * gay * ecstatic * content * joyful * cheerful * pleased * jovial * jubilant * triumphant

    Antonyms

    * downcast * miserable * unhappy