Excessively elevated in thought or feeling; overly enthusiastic or carried away in a way that seems unrealistic or excessive.
From French exalté, past participle of exalter (to exalt), borrowed into English in the 18th century to describe someone in an exalted or overly excited state.
This French-borrowed word became fashionable in English literary circles to describe romantic poets and idealists who seemed a bit too carried away with their grand ideas—it's basically 'exalted to the point of being ridiculous'!
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