Exaltedly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a fashion that demonstrates intense happiness or enthusiasm
2. In a manner that expresses strong delight or pride
3. Showing a feeling of high spirits or elevated happiness

Etymology: "Exaltedly" is a simple formation: the adjective "exalted" plus the suffix "-ly," which turns an adjective into an adverb meaning "in the manner of" the adjective. "Exalted" itself comes from the verb "exalt," so the adverb describes doing something in an elevated, lofty way, here with great joy. The suffix has a long ancestry. It descends from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "body" or "form," which passed through Proto-Germanic "*līkaz" (meaning "body-like" or "having the form of") and became Old English "-līċe," the adverbial ending of many words. Over the centuries this became Middle English "-ly" and then the modern form, so the same ending that once meant "in a bodily form" now simply marks the adverb.

Synonyms: ecstatically, joyfully, elatedly, enthusiastically

Antonyms: dejectedly, miserably, sadly