Ē-bŭl'lient, a.

a. [Lat. ebulliens, p. pr. of ebullire, to boil up, bubble up, from bullire, bullare, to bubble, bulla, bubble; It. ebulliente.] Boiling over, as a liquor; hence, manifesting exhilaration or excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. “Ebullient with subtlety.” De Quincey.