1. Full of or showing high-spirited merriment
   "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter";
   - gay, jocund [formal], jolly, jovial, mirthful
    
2. Offering fun and gaiety
   "a merry evening";
   - gay, festal [archaic], festive
    
3. Quick and energetic
   "a merry chase";
   - alert, brisk, lively, rattling, snappy [informal], spanking [informal], zippy [informal]
    
4. [informal] Slightly intoxicated
   "After two glasses of wine, she felt a bit merry";
   - tiddly [Brit, informal], tipsy, squiffy [informal], squiffed [informal], half-cut [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: merrier, merriest

See also: drunk, energetic, gone, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, joyous, ripped [informal], skunked [informal]

Encyclopedia: Merry, Robert