ebullient
[ ih-buhl-yuh nt, ih-boo l- ]
/ ɪˈbʌl yənt, ɪˈbʊl- /
adjective
overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor.
bubbling up like a boiling liquid.
Origin of ebullient
OTHER WORDS FROM ebullient
e·bul·lient·ly, adverb non·e·bul·lient, adjective non·e·bul·lient·ly, adverb un·e·bul·lient, adjectiveWords nearby ebullient
ebs,
ebstein's anomaly,
ebstein's sign,
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ebullience,
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ebulliometer,
ebullioscopy,
ebullition,
eburnation,
eburnitis
Example sentences from the Web for ebulliently
For all answer—as the ebulliently sentimental she-novelist saith—he pointed to the pell-mell pile of morning papers.
The editorials I criticised were joyous and ebulliently hilarious compared with those which might be expected in the future.
Aladdin & Co. |Herbert QuickHe had been ebulliently active; now he was dull and spiritless—seemed to be dazed.
The Lair of the White Worm |Bram Stoker
British Dictionary definitions for ebulliently
ebullient
/ (ɪˈbʌljənt, ɪˈbʊl-) /
adjective
overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; exuberant
boiling
Derived forms of ebullient
ebullience or ebulliency, noun ebulliently, adverbWord Origin for ebullient
C16: from Latin
ēbullīre to bubble forth, be boisterous, from
bullīre to
boil
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