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Answer for the clue "Joyously unrestrained ", 9 letters:
ebullient

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "boiling," from Latin ebullientem (nominative ebulliens ), present participle of ebullire "to boil over," literally or figuratively, from ex- "out" (see ex- ) + bullire "to bubble" (see boil (v.)). Figurative sense of "enthusiastic" is first recorded ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. joyously unrestrained [syn: exuberant , high-spirited ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ebullient \E*bul"lient\, a. [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to boil. See 1st Boil .] Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. ``Ebullient with ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Supporters of the amendment were ebullient at the outcome of the vote. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A famously ebullient man, Fuller was initially stiff and uncomfortable as an actor. ▪ He is as good as his name, as wild, ...

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