exultant

[ ig-zuhl-tnt ]
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adjective
  1. exulting; highly elated; jubilant; triumphant.

Origin of exultant

1
1645–55; <Latin ex(s)ultant- (stem of ex(s)ultāns), present participle of exultāre to exult; see -ant

Other words from exultant

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for exultant

exultant

/ (ɪɡˈzʌltənt) /


adjective
  1. elated or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success

Derived forms of exultant

  • exultance or exultancy, noun
  • exultantly, adverb

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