elated

elated
elatedly, adv.elatedness, n.
/i lay"tid/, adj.
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits: an elated winner of a contest.
[1605-15; ELATE + -ED2]
Syn. overjoyed, ecstatic.
Ant. dejected.

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