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over joyous

over joyous is the alternative form of overjoyous.

Meaning of overjoyous

Adjective

overjoyous (comparative more overjoyous, superlative most overjoyous)

  1. (rare) Extremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed.
    • Now and then a note from the bugle of some overjoyous youths as he entered the forest, brought a frown upon the brow of old Congo.1834, William Alexander Caruthers, The Cavaliers of Virginia, page 146

Forms of over joyous

comparativemore over joyous
superlativemost over joyous

Questions about over joyous

What is over joyous the alternative form of?
Over joyous is the alternative form of overjoyous.

Words near over joyous in the dictionary

  1. over easy
  2. over hard
  3. over head and ears
  4. over here
  5. over hill and dale
  6. over joyous
  7. Over Kellet
  8. over light
  9. over medium
  10. over my dead body
  11. over night

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