OVERJOYED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overjoyed mean? 

• OVERJOYED (adjective)
  The adjective OVERJOYED has 1 sense:

1. extremely joyful

  Familiarity information: OVERJOYED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERJOYED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely joyful

Similar:

joyful (full of or producing joy)

 Context examples 

The whole family, in short, were properly overjoyed on the occasion.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Overjoyed at this discovery, he hastened to the house, which was situated in a mean street near the Reuss.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

My dear Steerforth, I am so overjoyed to see you!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Then Ashputtel brought the dish to her mother, overjoyed at the thought that now she should go to the ball.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

As for her father, he knew that he must be overjoyed with what had happened and that he would make the most of it to break off the engagement.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“Well, you’re not a spirit anyhow,” said I. “My dear chap, I’m overjoyed to see you. Sit down, and tell me how you came alive out of that dreadful chasm.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Henry, overjoyed to have her go, bowed and watched her off, and without losing another moment, turned instantly to Fanny, and, taking out some letters, said, with a most animated look, I must acknowledge myself infinitely obliged to any creature who gives me such an opportunity of seeing you alone: I have been wishing it more than you can have any idea.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I set off, overjoyed at this opportunity to see some more of the ships and seamen, and picked my way among a great crowd of people and carts and bales, for the dock was now at its busiest, until I found the tavern in question.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Instead of making friends and exchanging visits with our neighbours, who had at first been overjoyed to see a Roylott of Stoke Moran back in the old family seat, he shut himself up in his house and seldom came out save to indulge in ferocious quarrels with whoever might cross his path.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then both the sisters were overjoyed to hear it; for they had beautiful feet, and had no doubt that they could wear the golden slipper.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)