Synonyms for exhilaratingly


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ig-zil-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪt

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Définition of exhilaratingly

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Latin exhilaratus "cheerful, merry," past participle of exhilarare "gladden, cheer," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + hilarare "make cheerful," from hilarus "cheerful" (see hilarity). Related: Exhilarated; exhilarating.
  • As in happily : adv with joy, pleasure
Example sentences :
  • The air was exhilaratingly cold, and the storm was nearly past.
  • Extract from : « Princess Zara » by Ross Beeckman
  • Her new apartment was near the lake, exhilaratingly high, correspondingly expensive.
  • Extract from : « Fanny Herself » by Edna Ferber
  • It was exhilaratingly cold, a clear and frosty night, tonic, bracing after the enclosed warmth of the study.
  • Extract from : « The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories » by Arnold Bennett
  • He stops before a canvas representing a bit of rocky coast, with the ocean tumbling in exhilaratingly.
  • Extract from : « The Enjoyment of Art » by Carleton Noyes
  • The air was exhilaratingly crisp, and the glare of the cafs and millinery shops flooded it with contentment and kindly good will.
  • Extract from : « The Imported Bridegroom » by Abraham Cahan
  • Suzanna settled herself to look out of the window at the passing landscape, so exhilaratingly new to her.
  • Extract from : « Suzanna Stirs the Fire » by Emily Calvin Blake

Antonyms for exhilaratingly

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