exhilarative
Americanadjective
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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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