cheery

adjective

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\ 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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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 Simply place it beneath an open outlet and spruce it up, as this blogger did, with potted plants for a dose of cheery camouflage. — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 9 May 2022 Residents have compiled footage from their daily lives, showing rotting food or shouting matches with local officials, rebutting the authorities’ story of a tidy, cheery outbreak response. — New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 Eight years earlier, Anthony Carrigan, who plays the cheery Chechen mobster, thought his career might be toast, too. — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 The TikTok fashion king did not disappoint with his cheery pink pants and sunset printed button-down. — Kristin Koch, Seventeen, 18 Apr. 2022 And with regards to color and print, pale tones always feel romantic, as do dainty floral prints and cheery brights. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2022 Carina Comer, who created the cheery spot as an outlet for her love of baking, as well as a place to help others with visual impairments. — oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2022 The two women, friends for years, had a buoyant, almost cheery energy. — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2022 Bring a touch of spring into the bathroom with this cheery shower curtain. — Ariel Scotti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

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