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  • adjective Very happy
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of overjoy.

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  • adjective extremely joyful

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Examples

  • 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

  • The van Vuurens said in the statement that they were "overjoyed" that Angelina and Brad chose Naankuse as the foundation's partner in Namibia.

    Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie's HUGE African Donation AP 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • Entwistle's mother was described as "overjoyed" when her son announced he was marrying the American girl from Massachusetts.

    CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2006 2006

  • Braam Duvenhage were "overjoyed" at the decision which brought to an end a five-year legal battle.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

  • Parker says she ` s, quote, "overjoyed" to officially call HBO her creative home.

    CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005 2005

  • The unions - Solidarity, the Communication Workers Union and the SA Communication Union - said they were "overjoyed" that

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

  • 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.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Transport Minister Mac Maharaj was "overjoyed" at the results.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

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