ecstatic

[ ek-stat-ik ]
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adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characterized byecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy;ecstatic cheering for the winning team.

  2. subject to or in a state of ecstasy; full of joy; rapturous: They are absolutely ecstatic about their new baby.

noun
  1. a person subject to fits of ecstasy: The author, a known ecstatic, could write only in fits of rage or glee.

Origin of ecstatic

1
First recorded in 1620–30; from Middle French extatique, and Medieval Latin ecstaticus, from Greek ekstatikós, derivative of ecstasy + -ic

Other words from ecstatic

  • ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·ec·stat·ic, adjective
  • non·ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·ec·stat·ic, adjective
  • un·ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use ecstatic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for ecstatic

ecstatic

/ (ɛkˈstætɪk) /


adjective
  1. in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight

  2. showing or feeling great enthusiasm: ecstatic applause

noun
  1. a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy

Derived forms of ecstatic

  • ecstatically, adverb

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