jolly vs rag

jolly and rag both are nouns.

jolly is an adjective but rag is not an adjective.

jolly and rag both are verbs.

jolly is an adverb but rag is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jolly	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rag is a hypernym of jolly; that is, rag is a word with a broader meaning than jolly:

jolly: be silly or tease one another
rag: harass with persistent criticism or carping

Other hypernyms of jolly include bait, cod, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit.

jolly (noun)	rag (noun)
a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work	a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
a happy party	a small piece of cloth
	newspaper with half-size pages
	music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
	a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

jolly (adjective)	rag (adjective)
full of or showing high-spirited merriment

jolly (verb)	rag (verb)
be silly or tease one another	break into lumps before sorting
	censure severely or angrily
	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	play in ragtime
	treat cruelly
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

jolly (adverb)	rag (adverb)
to certain extent or degree

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