relieved

adjective

re·​lieved ri-ˈlēvd How to pronounce relieved (audio)
: experiencing or showing relief especially from anxiety or pent-up emotions
relievedly adverb

Examples of relieved in a Sentence

I was relieved to hear that you're feeling better. He was greeted at the door by his much relieved mother.
Recent Examples on the Web Smacked in the chest by a hockey puck, he’s swiftly ushered out of the rink, and seems essentially relieved not to be there anymore. Catherine Bray, Variety, 19 May 2024 Many seemed relieved just to have made it through the vintage without experiencing total disaster. Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for relieved 

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of relieved was in 1850

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“Relieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relieved. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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