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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra'ting\, adjective That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. -- {Ex*hil"a*ra'ting*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
exhilarating
adjective
1: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air" [syn: {stimulating}]
2: making lively and joyful [syn: {elating}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "exhilarating": activating, agitating, animating, animative, bracing, breathtaking, brisk, charged, cheerful, cheering, cheery, cliff-hanging, comforting, cordial, crisp, crispy, delightful, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, elating, electric, elevating, encouraging, energizing, enlivening, exciting, exhilarative, fortifying, fresh, galvanic, glad, gladdening, good, happy, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, heart-warming, heartening, impressive, inflammatory, infusive, inspirational, inspiring, inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, invigorative, jarring, jolting, joyful, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, overcoming, overmastering, overpowering, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, provocative, provoking, quickening, ravishing, reassuring, refreshful, refreshing, regaling, rejuvenating, restorative, rousing, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, tonic, troubling, unsettling, uplifting, upsetting, viable, vitalizing, vivifying, zestful, zesty
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