exultant
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tnt adjective
exulting; highly elated; jubilant; triumphant.
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exultant (ɪɡˈzʌltənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| elated or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success | |
| ex'ultance | |
| —n | |
| ex'ultancy | |
| —n | |
| ex'ultantly | |
| —adv | |
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Exultant
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
exultant
1650s, from L. exultantem/exsultantem, prp. of exultare/exsultare (see exult). Related: Exultantly.
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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.
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