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delighted

Definition for delighted

adjective as in very happy

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Chants of Sinner's name rang out loudly around the Inapli Arena as delighted fans hailed their hero, who was all smiles despite losing the year-end world number spot to Carlos Alcaraz.

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Tuchel, however, is delighted to have Bellingham at his disposal again after the understandable noise caused by leaving him out, even though the 22-year-old wanted to be included.

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"If you want to complain about the performance, be my guest, crack on. We're delighted with the three points," the captain said.

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It’s hard to believe now, but in the early ’70s it had a strong whiff of scandal, which delighted us both.

Even more oddly, his anger had no obvious effect on the recipient’s paycheck; a trader might find himself routinely abused by his boss and yet delighted by his year-end bonus, determined by that same boss.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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