Adjective

(er)

Jolly and full of high spirits

We had a very merry Christmas.

* Shakespeare

I am never merry when I hear sweet music.

Festive and full of fun and laughter

* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)

f I have the chance, I will make our worshipful Sheriff pay right well for that which he hath done to me. Maybe I may bring him some time into Sherwood Forest and have him to a right merry feast with us.

Everyone was merry at the party.

Brisk

The play moved along at a merry pace.

Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.

a merry jest

* Spenser

merry wind and weather

(euphemistic) drunk; tipsy

Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.

Adjective

(en adjective)

resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd

The actions of politicians in office are a farcical joke to most of their constituents.

*{{quote-news, year=2013, date=April 9, author=Andrei Lankov, title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., work=New York Times citation

, passage=A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable. }}