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delighted

 adjective
     
de‧light‧ed S2
very pleased and happy
delighted to do something
Sandy will be delighted to see you.
delighted (that)
I'm delighted that we have settled the matter.
delighted with/by/at
She was delighted with her new home.
I am delighted by the result.
Her screams of delighted laughter filled the air.
! Do not say 'very delighted'. Say absolutely delighted.
—delightedly adverb
WORD FOCUS: happy WORD FOCUS: happy
cheerful behaving in a way that shows you are happy
in a good mood happy at a particular time, and therefore friendly to other people
pleased/glad happy because something good has happened
delighted/thrilled/overjoyed/ecstatic very happy because something good has happened
contented happy with your life
optimistic/positive believing that good things will happen in the future
gleeful/gloating smug happy because something bad has happened to someone else

➔ See also happy
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