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cheery
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cheery
(adjective)
cheery
/
ˈ
tʃiri/
adjective
cheerier
;
cheeriest
cheery
/
ˈ
tʃiri/
adjective
cheerier
;
cheeriest
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHEERY
:
having or causing happy feelings
:
cheerful
cheery
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— cheerily
/
ˈ
tʃirəli/
adverb
— cheeriness
/
ˈ
tʃirinəs/
noun
[
noncount
]
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