ecstatic
of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy;ecstatic cheering for the winning team.
subject to or in a state of ecstasy; full of joy; rapturous: They are absolutely ecstatic about their new baby.
a person subject to fits of ecstasy: The author, a known ecstatic, could write only in fits of rage or glee.
Origin of ecstatic
1Other words from ecstatic
- ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·ec·stat·ic, adjective
- non·ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·ec·stat·ic, adjective
- un·ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use ecstatic in a sentence
Yes, his first love, though just as imperative, had been more ecstatic; the reaching for an ideal rather than the body of a woman.
Cytherea | Joseph HergesheimerThe more ecstatic or the more tragic experience is, the more unmistakably it is the voice of matter.
Soliloquies in England | George SantayanaHugo lay on his bed, more ecstatic than he had ever been in his life.
Gladiator | Philip WylieSo the captain varied it with more and more ecstatic exhibitions.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahySome few there are, undoubtedly, more ecstatic in this great deed of their religion.
A Ride across Palestine | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for ecstatic
/ (ɛkˈstætɪk) /
in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight
showing or feeling great enthusiasm: ecstatic applause
a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy
Derived forms of ecstatic
- ecstatically, adverb
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