cheerier; cheeriest
1
: marked by cheerfulness or good spirits
2
: causing or suggesting cheerfulness
cheery music
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Examples of cheery in a Sentence
a cheery grin on the host of the holiday party
a cheery, unexpected compliment can really make another person's day
Recent Examples on the Web
For every turn of phrase that could move Emily Cooper (played by Lily Collins) up a Duolingo level, the marketing ingenue peppers her cheery English sentences with a whole lot of embarrassing merde.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
The dilapidated earth overrun by feral Ultra Pets has a cheery but dark cyberpunk vibe to it while the monsters themselves are disturbingly ghastly.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Plus, the cheery color palette will get plenty of mileage come spring and summer.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
When her younger, cheerier sister Jule (Britta Hammelstein) arrives to stay the weekend, with her husband Jurek (Milian Zerzawy) and daughter Edda (Luana Greco) in tow, Karen has to be pulled into a hug, as if her body has forgotten how.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
The dilapidated earth overrun by feral Ultra Pets has a cheery but dark cyberpunk vibe to it while the monsters themselves are disturbingly ghastly.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024
Plus, the cheery color palette will get plenty of mileage come spring and summer.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2024
When her younger, cheerier sister Jule (Britta Hammelstein) arrives to stay the weekend, with her husband Jurek (Milian Zerzawy) and daughter Edda (Luana Greco) in tow, Karen has to be pulled into a hug, as if her body has forgotten how.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Cheery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheery. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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