[
UK
/tʃˈiəɹi/
]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɹi/ ]
[ US /ˈtʃɪɹi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
a cheery hello
a gay sunny room
a sunny smile
How To Use cheery In A Sentence
- If we enter the nearest institution of Charity Sisters, Sisters of Mercy, or of the Poor, we cannot fail to remark the contrast between the healthful, cheery, unsolicitous countenances of the inmates, and the nervous, suffering, careworn faces of the wives and mothers in our midst. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864
- A cheery Christmas and the New Year hold lots of happiness for you!
- I bounce a few more cheery sentences off her, but she has withdrawn into her shell.
- He was delighted to hear a cheery yodel. Times, Sunday Times
- Such are your own and your friends’ impressions; and behold! there starts up a little man, differing diametrically from all these, roundly charging you with being too airy and cheery — too volatile and versatile — too flowery and coloury. Villette
- Around others at the wharves was the cheery hum of contented labor. War-time sketches : historical and otherwise,
- Oddly, they don't return my cheery waves. Times, Sunday Times
- He is a utility player who has quickly impressed Reds bosses with his cheery personality and trademark smile.
- Nor do they return the cheery wave of the locals who have graciously made way. Times, Sunday Times
- Without exception they were bright and cheery, and full of hope and confidence. Times, Sunday Times