Etymology

exultant

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Today it means: Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure. Full definition →

Latin exsultāns
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  1. Latin · derived fromexsultāns
  2. English todayexultant

From Latin exsultāns, present participle of exsultō (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.

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