ecstatically

[US]/ik'stætikəli/
[UK]/ɪkˈstætɪk l..ɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a state of extreme joy and happiness; in a state of overwhelming delight.

Example Sentences

He reacted ecstatically to my plan to travel to Africa.

She jumped ecstatically when she received the good news.

He smiled ecstatically after winning the championship.

The children ran ecstatically towards the ice cream truck.

The fans cheered ecstatically as their team scored a goal.

She hugged her friend ecstatically after a long-awaited reunion.

He thanked his supporters ecstatically for their unwavering loyalty.

The artist beamed ecstatically at the sight of his completed masterpiece.

They danced ecstatically under the starry sky at the music festival.

The couple embraced ecstatically at the airport after being apart for months.

The students cheered ecstatically when they found out they passed the exam.

Real-world Examples

'Do they miss me? ' she cried ecstatically.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

" He's going to kiss me" ! thought Scarlett ecstatically.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Just like that, the rose-colored glasses come off. We can be so deeply, ecstatically, rapturously in love, Peter says.

Source: People Magazine

“How thick can you get? ” Ron whispered ecstatically as Crabbe gleefully pointed out the cakes to Goyle and grabbed them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" Ah, " thought Julien ecstatically, " remorse is the only danger which this sublime soul is afraid of" .

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Two)

He was also content, though less ecstatically, when Briac talked to him of Chopin, and played the familiar melodies with much brilliance.

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

Yet when John Maynard Keynes went, night after night, to watch Lydia Lopokova perform with the Ballets Russes in London in 1921, they fell ecstatically in love.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" I can just imagine myself sitting down at the head of the table and pouring out the tea, " said Anne, shutting her eyes ecstatically.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

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