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[ dih-lahy-tid ] / dɪˈlaɪ tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR delighted ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehighly pleased. Obsolete. delightful. Origin of delightedFirst recorded in 1595–1605; delight + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR delighted1 captivated, enraptured, enchanted, ecstatic. SEE SYNONYMS FOR delighted ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM delightedde·light·ed·ly, adverbde·light·ed·ness, nounqua·si-de·light·ed, adjectivequa·si-de·light·ed·ly, adverb un·de·light·ed, adjectiveun·de·light·ed·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for delightedShelley, who had left her apartment and had to wait a month before moving into her new one, delightedly agreed to a long vacation. The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis|Richard Ben Cramer|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Talbot delightedly shook hands with them all, not neglecting Lucia Catherwood. Before the Dawn|Joseph Alexander Altsheler This was not strange, for there was nothing in human form that she could not and did not converse with, easily and delightedly. New Chronicles of Rebecca|Kate Douglas Wiggin I said, delightedly glancing up at her, and pausing with one of her small but dumpy feet in my hand. Miss Million's Maid|Bertha Ruck
"If she does get married you'll have to come and live with us," said Cecily delightedly. The Golden Road|Lucy Maud Montgomery The odors of the open country rose deliciously perfumed to the horses' nostrils, and they snorted and pranced about delightedly. The Vicomte de Bragelonne|Alexandre Dumas
British Dictionary definitions for delighted
adjective(often foll by an infinitive) extremely pleased (to do something)I'm delighted to hear it! sentence substituteI should be delighted to! Derived forms of delighteddelightedly, adverbdelightedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to delightedelated, overjoyed, ecstatic, charmed, pleased, enchanted, excited, jubilant, thrilled, captivated, gratified, fulfilled, entranced, gladdened, joyous |