jolly well

English

Adverb

jolly well (not comparable)

  1. (Britain, dated, emphatic, sometimes humorous) Certainly, very well.
    • 1920, Eric Leadbitter, Rain Before Seven (page 122)
      "Oh, I shall pull it off. I shall jolly well have to succeed," said Michael light-heartedly; feeling unusually confident.
    • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
      Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang... ‘That's beastly talk, Thompson. Jolly well take it back or expect a good scragging.’
    You jolly well deserved it.
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