exultantly

The river, swollen with freshets from the thawing, was swifter than ever, exultantly rushing along.

Even at their most exultantly disgusting, they straight-facedly maintain the pretense that anyone is actually learning how to prepare the dish.

The four of them were like a troop of alpha males exultantly prowling their territory.

First of all, exactly what was there to celebrate so exultantly?

Critical response An “exultantly mean, painfully affecting comedy.”