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delighted

[ dih-lahy-tid ]
/ dÉȘˈlaÉȘ tÉȘd /
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adjective
highly pleased.
Obsolete. delightful.

OTHER WORDS FOR delighted

1 captivated, enraptured, enchanted, ecstatic.
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Origin of delighted

First recorded in 1595–1605; delight + -ed2

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How to use delighted in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for delighted

delighted
/ (dÉȘˈlaÉȘtÉȘd) /

adjective
(often foll by an infinitive) extremely pleased (to do something)I'm delighted to hear it!
sentence substitute
I should be delighted to!

Derived forms of delighted

delightedly, adverbdelightedness, noun
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