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Definition of Delighted
1. Adjective. Greatly pleased.
2. Adjective. Filled with wonder and delight.
Definition of Delighted
1. a. Endowed with delight.
Definition of Delighted
1. Adjective. Greatly pleased. ¹
2. Adjective. Filled with wonder and delight. ¹
3. Verb. (past of delight) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Delighted
1. delight [v] - See also: delight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delighted
Literary usage of Delighted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1862)
"PP " Delighted : " " MEASURE FOR MEASURE," ACT III. Sc. 1. ... This use of the
word seems to justify the interpretation which deems "delighted.spirit" to ..."
2. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"... mixed with good sense, left me at a loss whether I was more delighted with my
friend's wisdom or simplicity; STEELE. R. No. 110. FRIDAY, JULY 6. ..."
3. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"He used to hate the Greek grammar and language ; but delighted in hit Latin, and
the empty tales of the poets. BUT why did I so much hate the Greek, ..."
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