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overjoyed

adjective

  1. to provide with much joy
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Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈd͡ʒɔɪd/ / /ˌəʊvəˈd͡ʒɔɪd/

adj

  1. Very happy.

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

    After a long, arduous trek, we were overjoyed to catch sight of our destination at last.

  2. 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.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of overjoy