Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: And the locals are quite proud of their gardens, which make the whole town more cheery in the summer months.

Modifies a noun

• grin: I sought an optimistic forecast from our skipper, who replied, with a cheery grin: ' It's going to be pants!

• greeting: And last, cheery greetings from 2006 to 2005.

• hello: Following a cheery hello from a fellow cyclist going the other way I was soon rolling into the Boat car park.

• smile: His cheery smile on the front page is a real tonic.

• disposition: She has " a cheery disposition, rosy cheeks, no warts, plays games, all sorts " .

• wave: We got a cheery wave from barge control, who were situated in a tied up barge!

Modifying Another Word

• quite: Although confined to a wheelchair, and being in her late seventies, Margot was still quite cheery.

• very: Things seem very cheery, from all accounts, at present.

• so: So cheery and back to the good ol ' Travis sound we all know and love.

• always: She was always cheery, even early in the morning.

• rather: The violence is all done in a rather cheery way however.

Used with adjective complement

• feel: Two: I'm feeling rather cheery, having cheerfully arranged some entertainment for 4 weeks ' time.

• look: Ivy looks more cheery with colorful clematis growing in it.

• seem: Things seem very cheery, from all accounts, at present.