overjoyed

B1
US /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/
adj verb Freq #19728

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Very happy.

    Fans were overjoyed at / by the sight of their team handing the visitors such a decisive defeat.

  2. 2
    adj

    Overly happy.

    Which must teach vs not to be ouer-ioyed with any of Gods fauours, and honours, but euen then to thinke of, and to prepare for some following after-claps, and as contentedly to endure the one, as cheerefully receiue the other.

  3. 3
    adj

    extremely joyful

  4. 4
    verb

    simple past and past participle of overjoy

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · very happy. air-headedberserkblissed outblissfulblitheblithesomebonniebrightbuoyantcheerfulcheerlycheery

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