Synonyms

exhilarative

American

[ig-zil-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɪl əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

Also exhilaratory

adjective

tending to exhilarate.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

unexhilarative

adjective

Etymology

Origin of exhilarative

First recorded in 1860–65; exhilarate + -ive

Example Sentences

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We must make them take more exercise; we must find out some lively exhilarative exercise for them.

From The Home by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)

The slothful man loves his bed; the toper his drink, because it throws him into an exhilarative and exquisite mood; the gourmand makes his stomach his god; and the sensualist thinks his delights imperishable.

From International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art, and Science — Volume 1, No. 4, July 22, 1850 by Various

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