ecstatic

[ ek-stat-ik ]

/ ɛkˈstæt ɪk /

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Definition of ecstatic

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by ecstasy or a state of sudden, intense, overpowering emotion: an ecstatic frenzy;ecstatic cheering for the winning team.

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

noun

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

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Origin of ecstatic

1620–30; (<Middle French extatique) <Medieval Latin ecstaticus<Greek ekstatikós, equivalent to ek-ec- + statikósstatic. See ecstasy

OTHER WORDS FROM ecstatic

ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·ec·stat·ic, adjectivenon·ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverbun·ec·stat·ic, adjective

un·ec·stat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use ecstatic in a sentence

Coles grew up going to the polls with her parents and was ecstatic about the day that she would get to vote herself.
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One expects that an ecstatically rendered sex scene would follow, but their first night together is only tacitly referenced.
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I was ecstatically prepared to have this setup revolutionize my reporting.
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I spoke to Ann after her ecstatically received address and she was less than amused.
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He once told Vanity Fair that hearing strangers ecstatically shout his name is downright embarrassing.
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"Oh," cried Betty, hugging Amy ecstatically, simply because she happened to be the nearest one to hug.
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Ikey exclaimed ecstatically, whereupon the other boys looked daggers at him, for the basket-making was kept a profound secret.
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As for Laura, she threw her arms about Dick Prescott's neck, embracing him ecstatically, too overjoyed at first to speak.
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“I could just worship you, Colonel,” cried the little American, ecstatically.
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"Eat her up," said Rosy Posy, who was ecstatically gazing at her beautiful big sister.
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British Dictionary definitions for ecstatic

ecstatic

/ (ɛkˈstætɪk) /

adjective

in a trancelike state of great rapture or delight

showing or feeling great enthusiasmecstatic applause

noun

a person who has periods of intense trancelike joy

Derived forms of ecstatic

ecstatically, adverb

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