cheery

adjective

\ ˈchir-ē

cheerier; cheeriest

Definition of cheery

1 : marked by cheerfulness or good spirits

2 : causing or suggesting cheerfulness cheery music

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a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day

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There are plenty of wallets on sale, like this cheery floral card holder ($24, originally $48). — Lauren Joseph, Condé Nast Traveler, "Best Labor Day Sales 2019: All Our Favorite Things to Shop This Weekend," 29 Aug. 2019 Certainly the preponderance of serious works among the 300-plus movies unveiled over the past couple of weeks in Venice, Telluride and Toronto reflected versions of the Joker's nasty world far more than any semblance of Rogers' cheery neighborhood. — Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "Critic's Notebook: Lots of Good, But Not Great, at Fall Film Festivals This Year," 14 Sep. 2019 Each woman took her cheery placard and absconded to a large back table, where one by one their orders were delivered. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "South in your mouth at Apopka’s Southern Deli | Review," 26 Aug. 2019 But after test audiences reacted unfavorably to the not-so-cheery denouement, the end of the film was re-shot to show Audrey and Seymour going off the live happily-ever-after in the suburbs. — Melanie Savage, courant.com, "AHM Youth Summer Theater Presents “Little Shop Of Horrors”," 7 Aug. 2019 His typically cheery countenance creases and turns somber. — Romesh Ratnesar/redmond, Time, "How Microsoft's Brad Smith is Trying to Restore Your Trust in Big Tech," 8 Sep. 2019 Why torture her with absurdly cheery music on the ride there, instead of telling her she was being offered an escape route? — Sabrina Rojas Weiss, refinery29.com, "What's Really Up With Handmaid's Tale Enigma Commander Lawrence?," 5 June 2019 The script ends with a cut to a surprisingly cheery Waluigi leaving a locker room to play tennis. — Shoshana Wodinsky, The Verge, "This masterpiece is not the Waluigi movie script we want, but it’s the one we deserve," 17 Aug. 2018 Cafe Bodega: Feast on breakfast quesadillas by day and sip clever cocktails by night in a cheery space that doubles as an art gallery. — Layla Khoury-hanold, chicagotribune.com, "Fresh Marquette: Outdoor sports haven in Michigan’s U.P. serves up booming culinary scene," 28 Aug. 2019

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