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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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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