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überschwänglich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chipper adj Cheerful and full of energy.
  • effusive adj Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
  • exuberant adj Full of energy, enthusiasm, and high spirits.
  • fulsome adj Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  • rapt adj Snatched, taken away; abducted.

Senses

überschwänglich is used for these senses in English:

  • chipper Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
  • effusive Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
  • exuberant (of people) Very cheery and peppy; extremely cheerful, energetic and enthusiastic.
  • fulsome Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
  • rapt (comparable) Enthusiastic; ecstatic, elated, happy.
  • rapturous Full of rapture.

chipper — full definition

  1. adj Cheerful and full of energy.
  2. noun A machine that shreds wood or plants into small pieces.

effusive — full definition

  1. adj Gushy; unrestrained, extravagant or excessive (in emotional expression).
  2. adj Pouring, spilling out freely; overflowing.
  3. adj Extrusive; having solidified after being poured out as molten lava.

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