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- adjective Very
happy - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overjoy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective extremely joyful
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Examples
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Newly released from rehab, though, the unbowed Tierney has said he's "overjoyed" to be involved in the show, enthusing: "I'm meant to be Spider-Man."
IMAGE OF THE DAY: New Yorker cover artist sends Spider-Man to the hospital Michael Cavna 2011
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The van Vuurens said in the statement that they were "overjoyed" that Angelina and Brad chose Naankuse as the foundation's partner in Namibia.
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Campaigners for McKinnon, who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, said they were "overjoyed" and hoped Cameron's comments signalled a resolution to their eight-year campaign.
Gary McKinnon campaigners praise PM for raising hacker's case with Obama 2010
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Miller was "overjoyed," Whitehead said, and confided that he and Inge were planning to name the boy "Eugene" — possibly after Eugene O'Neill, whose play Long Day's Journey into Night, which had won the Pulitzer in 1957, had awed Miller.
Arthur Miller's Missing Act Andrews, Suzanna 2007
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Entwistle's mother was described as "overjoyed" when her son announced he was marrying the American girl from Massachusetts.
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Braam Duvenhage were "overjoyed" at the decision which brought to an end a five-year legal battle.
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Parker says she ` s, quote, "overjoyed" to officially call HBO her creative home.
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The unions - Solidarity, the Communication Workers Union and the SA Communication Union - said they were "overjoyed" that
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La Reference Plus, which is generally well informed on the situation in the region, said the people of Lodja were "overjoyed" by the arrival of government forces Tuesday, citing correspondents.
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Transport Minister Mac Maharaj was "overjoyed" at the results.
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