ecstatic
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion.
ecstatically
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a word derived from
ecstatic.
Example Sentences
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You may have a thought of something that makes you ecstatically happy, and then in the corner of it is some dread you have about something else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Molly Sweeney can identify dozens of plants by touch, catch a lie in a familiar voice and dance ecstatically through a crowd without disturbing a hair.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
The comedian then proceeds to hop ecstatically across the stage with one leg akimbo: “That song was penned with a toucan’s beak dipped in ink while riding a zebra side-saddle.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
"Some of her texts were laden with desperation and despair and some were ecstatically happy. She was like that."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2023
It sprang down into the long grass in front of her, and rolled over onto its back, wiggling about ecstatically.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
