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exhilarated

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ex·hil·a·rate  (g-zl-rt)
tr.v. ex·hil·a·rat·ed, ex·hil·a·rat·ing, ex·hil·a·rates
1. To cause to feel happily refreshed and energetic; elate: We were exhilarated by the cool, pine-scented air.
2. To invigorate; stimulate: bold designs that exhilarate the viewer's imagination.
[Latin exhilarre, exhilart- : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + hilarre, to make cheerful (from hilaris, hilarus, cheerful, from Greek hilaros).]
ex·hila·rative adj.
ex·hila·rator n.
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Adj.1.exhilarated - made joyful; "the sun and the wind on his back made him feel exhilarated--happy to be alive"
gladdened
elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
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With regard to herself, it was now a matter of unconcern whether she went to town or not, and when she saw her mother so thoroughly pleased with the plan, and her sister exhilarated by it in look, voice, and manner, restored to all her usual animation, and elevated to more than her usual gaiety, she could not be dissatisfied with the cause, and would hardly allow herself to distrust the consequence.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
These thoughts exhilarated me and led me to apply with fresh ardour to the acquiring the art of language.
Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context
"Yes, ma'am," he continued, after an exhilarated pause.
Devil's Ford by Harte, Bret View in context
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