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rapturous
[
rap
-cher-
uh
s
]
Example Sentences
rap·tur·ous
/
ˈræp
tʃər
əs
/
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[
rap
-cher-
uh
s
]
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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
Related forms
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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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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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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.
Winehouse seems to have tested the patience of too many music critics to garner much
rapturous
exit applause.
When it was all over,
rapturous
cries begged and pleaded for an encore.
In concert the group's direct, emotional style of performance lifted audiences to their feet to deliver
rapturous
ovations.
But in the work's splendidly expansive final section a truly
rapturous
mood was caught and.
Lyrically, dream pop celebrates
rapturous
and transcendent experiences, often using druggy and mystical imagery.
Mikhalhov's other movies, especially in its
rapturous
summery setting and in the complex irony of its closing moments.
Athey, his eyes rolling heavenward, wears an expression of
rapturous
calm.
Ladd gives them the old business that used to evoke
rapturous
squeals.
Ramey has made a career of playing the devil, almost always to
rapturous
reviews.
The couple begins to dance in clumsy but
rapturous
embrace.
Participants speak in
rapturous
tones when talking about their birds, which they usually breed.
The moment possessed that rare,
rapturous
feeling of a dream come true.
The play has been performed to
rapturous
reviews, with sellout crowds and standing ovations every night.
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World English Dictionary
rapturous
(ˈræptʃərəs)
—
adj
experiencing or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight
rapturously
—
adv
rapturousness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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"For public opinion does not admit that lofty
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laughter is worthy to stand beside lofty lyrical emotion and that there is all the difference in the world between it and the antics of a clown at a fair."
-Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
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