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ebullient

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ebullient /ɪˈbʌljənt , ɪˈbʊljənt /
adjective
1 cheerful and full of energy:
she sounded ebullient and happy.
2 archaic (of liquid or matter) boiling or agitated as if boiling:
misted and ebullient seas.
– DERIVATIVES
ebulliently adverb
ebulliency /ɪˈbʌliən(t)si , ɪˈbʊliən(t)si / noun
– ORIGIN late 16th century (in the sense boiling): from Latin ebullient- boiling up, from the verb ebullire, from e- (variant of ex-) out + bullire to boil.