Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exuberantly"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Exuberant \Ex*u"ber*ant\, a. [L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr.
of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr.
uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exub['e]rant. See
{Udder}.]
Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous;
rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as,
exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant
foliage. ``Exuberant spring.'' --Thomson. --
{Ex*u"ber*ant*ly}, adv.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

exuberantly
adv 1: in an exuberant manner; "the exuberantly baroque decoration
of the church" [syn: {riotously}]
2: in an ebullient manner; "Khrushchev ebulliently promised to
supply rockets for the protection of Cuba against American
aggression" [syn: {ebulliently}, {expansively}]


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