taunt vs jolly

taunt and jolly both are nouns.

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

As verbs, jolly is a hyponym of taunt; that is, jolly is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taunt:

Other hyponyms of taunt include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, chaff, josh, kid.

taunt (noun)	jolly (noun)
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing	a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
	a happy party

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

taunt (verb)	jolly (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	be silly or tease one another

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