exhilaratingly
- adverb
- /ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪtɪŋli/
- Far from upholding glamour as an inherent trait to be worshipped, these sites of visual culture represented glamour as exhilaratingly modern and as cynically false.
Examples
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It's customary in an exhilaratingly dressy manner.
Blog text (23) -
Exhilaratingly, the campaign aims at the whole website.
Blog text (16) -
Rain pelted down at last, exhilaratingly cold and hard.
Fiction book (2000) -
Whoopi Goldberg asked to be a part of "The Next Generation" because she believed in Roddenberry's vision of an exhilaratingly equitable future.
Academic text (1992) -
The concert was exhilaratingly thrilling, leaving everyone in high spirits.
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Running down the hill was exhilaratingly refreshing on that hot day.
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She spoke about her adventures exhilaratingly, captivating all her listeners.
Synonyms
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
In a happy, eager way that shows strong interest
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
With great joy and excitement
With pride and happiness after a success
In a very happy way that shows delight
In a very happy and excited way
In a very happy way that shows pleasure
In a lively, excited way
In a way that shows great joy and excitement
In a way that makes people feel excited
In a way that makes people feel very excited
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a way that makes you feel very excited and happy
In a lively, cheerful way that shows clear happiness
In a way that shows very strong happiness and excitement
In a very lively and excited way often to celebrate
In a way that shows great joy after success
In a way that gives energy and makes someone feel fresh
In a very happy and excited way
In a way that shows great joy after a win
Antonyms
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
exhilaratingly = exhilarating (transparent) = exhilarate + ing + ly
Standard adjective-to-adverb formation with '-ly'; the adverbial meaning is directly derived from 'exhilarating'.
Etymology
The word exhilaratingly comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'completely' and hilaris meaning 'cheerful', the same root as hilarious. So something done exhilaratingly is done in a way that 'makes you very happy, excited, and full of energy'.