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Cheeriest

[cheer-ee]

Origin

adjective, cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est.

1.

in good spirits; gay.

2.

promoting cheer; enlivening.

Origin:
1840–50; cheer + -y¹

Related forms

cheer·i·ly, adverb

cheer·i·ness, noun

un·cheer·i·ly, adverb

un·cheer·i·ness, noun

un·cheer·y, adjective

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cheery

1611, from from cheer. The colloquial alternative to from cheerful.

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