cheer·y

[cheer-ee]
adjective, cheer·i·er, cheer·i·est.
1.
in good spirits; gay.
2.
promoting cheer; enlivening.

Origin:
1840–50; cheer + -y1

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 (ˈtʃɪərɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , cheerier, cheeriest
showing or inspiring cheerfulness
 
'cheerily
 
adv
 
'cheeriness
 
n

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Cheery is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Word Origin & History

cheery
1611, from from cheer. The colloquial alternative to from cheerful.
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Example sentences
His cheery smile and delightful wit are enjoyed by all.
Two aromatic shrubs add cheery spots of color among our woodlands when they are
  otherwise drab and bare.
The other news is less cheery: the airport bus will leave at four in the
  morning.
But behind this cheery façade the edifice is creaking.
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