euphoric

[yoo-fawr-ik, -for-] Origin

eu·phor·ic

[yoo-fawr-ik, -for-]
adjective
1.
intensely happy or confident: She was euphoric when she received the Oscar.
2.
Psychology. in a state of happy and confident well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania.

Origin:
euphor(ia) + -ic

eu·phor·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Euphoric is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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euphoria (juːˈfɔːrɪə)
 
n
a feeling of great elation, esp when exaggerated
 
[C19: from Greek: good ability to endure, from eu- + pherein to bear]
 
euphoric
 
adj

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euphoric
1888, from euphoria + -ic. The noun meaning "a drug which causes euphoria" is from 1934.
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