delighted

delighted
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem
ADVERB
highly, only too (both esp. BrE)

Mrs Cartwright said she would be only too delighted to present the prizes.

really
absolutely, quite
clearly, obviously
secretly

‘Poor Gloria,’ she said, although she was secretly delighted.

genuinely
PREPOSITION
at

They were highly delighted at the court's decision.

by

I'm delighted by your news.

with

He's really delighted with his new MP3 player.

Delighted is used with these nouns: ↑laugh

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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