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ebullient

e·bul·lient [ i búllyənt, i bllyənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. lively and enthusiastic: full of cheerful excitement or enthusiasm

2. boiling: boiling or bubbling vigorously ( formal )

[Late 16th century. < Latin ebullient-, present participle of ebullire "bubble out" < bullire "to bubble"]

e·bul·lience noun
e·bul·lient·ly adverb
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