RAPTUROUS

ecstatic, enraptured, rapturous, rapt, rhapsodic

(adjective) feeling great rapture or delight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rapturous (comparative more rapturous, superlative most rapturous)

Full of rapture.

Source: Wiktionary


Rap"tur*ous, a.

Definition: Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight; rapturous applause.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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