exhilarativeadj.
/ɛɡˈzɪlərətɪv/ Tending to produce exhilaration.
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the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective]
exaltive1575
exhilarating1644
gustful1789
exalting1844
physico-mental1844
exhilarative1864
exhilaratory1871
out of sight1891
thrilly1896
the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheering or suggestive of cheerfulness
comfortative1377
comfortive1377
cheerfula1440
comfortablec1460
cheering1549
sunny1565
sunshine1594
heartsome1596
sprightly1598
livening1605
brightening1642
exhilarating1644
encheering1652
cheery1655
spiriting1671
sunshiny1686
riant1720
sonsy1721
genial1747
cheerfulizing1840
cheer-up1846
enlivening1862
exhilarative1864
exhilarant1866
exhilaratory1871
heartening1895
1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. vii. 356 Pamphlets..sapid, exhilarative.
1873 St. Paul's Mag. Feb. 133 It was a morning most exhilarative.
1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 200 A feeling of lassitude..preceded..by a short period of exhilarative excitement.
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