Merry and Overjoyed

Merry

Merry adjective - Indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor.
Usage example: the traditional depiction of Santa Claus as a rotund man with merry, twinkling blue eyes

Overjoyed and merry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overjoyed" instead an adjective "Merry".

Nearby Words: merriment, merrily, merrie, Merri

Overjoyed

Overjoyed adjective - Extremely joyful.

Merry and overjoyed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merry" instead an adjective "Overjoyed".

Both words in one sentence

  • Cool Guns / Submachine Guns Zombieland. Tallahassee is overjoyed to find one of these in the back seat of a redneck's Hummer, and later uses it to good effect against zombies while on a merry-go-round.
  • Yet Another Christmas Carol Christmas special begins with Doc Venture as Scrooge at his grave in Christmas Future - he wakes up and is so overjoyed his heart grows three sizes...his nose glows red - he can fly!...he cries out 'Merry Christmas!
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