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overjoyous

overjoyous adjective: extremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed.

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
    • Sir John when he heard it was over-joyous.1848, George Payne Rainsford James, Beauchamp: Or, The Error, Volume 3, page 209

Forms of overjoyous

comparativemore overjoyous
superlativemost overjoyous
alternative formover-joyous
alternative formover joyous

Origin of overjoyous

From over- + joyous.

Questions about overjoyous

What does overjoyous mean?
Overjoyous means extremely happy or celebratory; overjoyed.
What part of speech is overjoyous?
Overjoyous is an adjective.

Words near overjoyous in the dictionary

  1. overjoyed
  2. overjoyful
  3. overjoyfully
  4. overjoyfulness
  5. overjoying
  6. overjoyous
  7. overjoys
  8. overjubilant
  9. overjudge
  10. overjudged
  11. overjudgemental

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