ecstatically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English ecstatic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
Middle English -ally
English -ally
English ecstatically

    From ecstatic + -ally.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛkˈstætɪkli/, /ɪk-/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adverb

    ecstatically (comparative more ecstatically, superlative most ecstatically)

    1. In an ecstatic manner.
      • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 16:
        "And the joke," he added ecstatically, "is that Cripps an' me have just drunk it." Curiously enough, none of the company, except Cripps and Limpet, appeared to appreciate the exquisite nature of this jest.

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