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ECSTATICALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ecstatically mean?
• ECSTATICALLY (adverb)
The adverb ECSTATICALLY has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: ECSTATICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an ecstatic manner
Synonyms:
ecstatically; rapturously; rhapsodically
Context example:
he reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa
Pertainym:
ecstatic (feeling great rapture or delight)
Context examples
“Oh, don't think of mentioning beds, Master Copperfield!” he rejoined ecstatically, drawing up one leg.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Now you go into the parlor, and I'll send 'em down to you, with which somewhat involved reply Hannah vanished, chuckling ecstatically.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
"Do they miss me?" she cried ecstatically.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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