Verry vs Merry - What's the difference?
verry | merry |
* 1819', Nancy Collin, ''Letter to her parents'', '''2007 , Terrance Keenan, ''If Our Lives Be Spared: A Saga of the Collin Family Settlers in Early New York State ,
* 1862', Solomon York, ''Letter to his future wife'', '''2004 , Wallace E. Jarrell, ''The Randolph Hornets in the Civil War ,
* 1913 , Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine , Volumes 43-45,
Jolly and full of high spirits
* Shakespeare
Festive and full of fun and laughter
* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
Brisk
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
* Spenser
(euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
As adjectives the difference between verry and merry
is that verry is obsolete spelling of lang=en while merry is jolly and full of high spirits.As an adverb verry
is obsolete spelling of lang=en.As a proper noun Merry is
{{surname|from=nicknames}} Originally a nickname for a merry person.verry
English
Adjective
(-)Adverb
(-)page 62,
- I have enjoyed a verry poor state of health since I wrote to you last ...
page 168,
- I have nothing verry interesting to write.
page 626,
- When we first came to this place our men were verry feeble.
merry
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Adjective
(er)- We had a very merry Christmas.
- I am never merry when I hear sweet music.
- f I have the chance, I will make our worshipful Sheriff pay right well for that which he hath done to me. Maybe I may bring him some time into Sherwood Forest and have him to a right merry feast with us.
- Everyone was merry at the party.
- The play moved along at a merry pace.
- a merry jest
- merry wind and weather
- Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.