exuberant English
Adjective
( en adjective)
(of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.
* 1882 , , "The Lady or the Tiger?":
- He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.
* 1961 , , Catch-22 :
- She was a tall, earthy, exuberant girl with long hair and a pretty face.
(of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant.
* 1972 , Ken Lemmon, "Restoration Work at Studley Royal," Garden History , vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 22:
- The County Architect's Department is starting to pleach trees to open up these vistas, now almost hidden by the exuberant growth.
References
* Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
* Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.
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uplifted English
Verb
(head)
(uplift)
uplift English
Verb
( en verb)
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
Noun
( en noun)
The act or result of being uplifted.
(geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
(colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
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