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exultant
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Exultant
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ex·ult·ant
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ɪgˈzʌl
tnt
/
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ig-
zuhl
-tnt
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adjective
exulting
; highly elated; jubilant; triumphant.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
Latin
ex
(
s
)
ultant-
(stem of
ex
(
s
)
ultāns
), present participle of
exultāre
to
exult
; see
-ant
Related forms
ex·ult·ant·ly,
adverb
non·ex·ult·ant,
adjective
non·ex·ult·ant·ly,
adverb
un·ex·ult·ant,
adjective
un·ex·ult·ant·ly,
adverb
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exultant
(ɪɡˈzʌltənt)
—
adj
elated or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success
ex'ultance
—
n
ex'ultancy
—
n
ex'ultantly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
exultant
1650s, from L. exultantem/exsultantem, prp. of exultare/exsultare (see
exult
). Related: Exultantly.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
We know enough to fill us with happy confidence and
exultant
hopes.
When they shot him doing it, he didn't feel
exultant
or martyred.
She continued to smile, and there was something communicative and
exultant
in her expression.
Later came the voices,
exultant
in the thrill of discovery.
At the last, the victor's right: the
exultant
crowing, a body taut with pride of power.
But museum officials have been less
exultant
about some of their benefactor's other generosity.
Lucky us, sings an
exultant
empress at the height of her power.
Spina's tapping was at variously times sly, insinuating, mocking and
exultant
.
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