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Word of the Day - Exuberant
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exuberant
/ɛɡˈz(j)uːb(ə)r(ə)nt//ɪɡˈz(j)uːb(ə)r(ə)nt/
adjective
1 Full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
1.1 Characterized by a vigorously imaginative artistic style.
1.2 literary Growing luxuriantly or profusely.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense ‘overflowing, abounding’): from French
exubérant, from Latin exuberant- ‘being abundantly fruitful’, from the
verb exuberare (based on uber ‘fertile’).
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Erik was exuberant, ecstatic and an ectomorph ecologist. He passionately pursued his population studies, frequently forgetting to feed his fragile form in the field.
