восторженно

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Russian

Etymology

восто́рженный (vostóržennyj) +‎ (-o)

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Adverb

восто́рженно (vostórženno)

  1. enthusiastically, rapturously
    говори́ть восто́рженно о ко́м-либоgovorítʹ vostórženno o kóm-liboto speak enthusiastically (with admiration) about someone; go into raptures about someone
    • 1883, Антон Чехов, Толстый и тонкий; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Fat and Thin, 1922:
      — Ну, как живёшь, друг? — спросил толстый, восторженно глядя на друга. — Служишь где? Дослужился?
      — Nu, kak živjóšʹ, drug? — sprosil tolstyj, vostorženno gljadja na druga. — Služišʹ gde? Doslužilsja?
      "Well, how are you doing my friend?" the fat man asked, looking enthusiastically at his friend. "Are you in the service? What grade have you reached?"

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