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< ebulliency

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e·bul·lient

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ADJECTIVE:

Zestfully enthusiastic.
Boiling or seeming to boil; bubbling.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin bullins, bullient- present participle of bullre, to bubble up : -, ex-, up, out ; see ex- + bullre, to bubble, boil

OTHER FORMS:
e·bullient·ly(Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for ebullient

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