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rap·tur·ous

[rap-cher-uhs]
adjective
1.
full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
2.
characterized by, attended with, or expressive of such rapture: rapturous praise.

Origin:
1670–80; rapture + -ous

rap·tur·ous·ly, adverb
rap·tur·ous·ness, noun
un·rap·tur·ous, adjective
un·rap·tur·ous·ly, adverb
un·rap·tur·ous·ness, noun
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Example Sentences
  • And the plan itself received rapturous praise in the first couple of days after its release.
  • Although the book is often frustrating to read, the critical response to it has been rapturous.
  • Some parts of it are rapturous and stirring, others hugely improbable, and the film moves unpredictably from one mode to another.
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rapturous (ˈræptʃərəs)
 
adj
experiencing or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight
 
rapturously
 
adv
 
rapturousness
 
n

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