exultant
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- exultance noun
- exultantly adverb
- nonexultant adjective
- nonexultantly adverb
- unexultant adjective
- unexultantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of exultant
1645–55; < Latin ex ( s ) ultant- (stem of ex ( s ) ultāns ), present participle of exultāre to exult; -ant
Example Sentences
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Wilson leaves a singularly inventive, exultant body of work that scripted California to the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
The escape pauses for an exultant critique: “We’re the greatest!”
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Allison Russell opens her exultant new album with a goodbye.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023
An exultant Milei signed his autograph on 500-peso bills, which are worth less than $1 in the black market, a reflection of how the local currency has depreciated over the past year.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
A sense of exultant liberation flooded through me.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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