zealously
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əs adjective
ardently active, devoted, or diligent; full of, characterized by, or due to zeal. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
Related forms
zeal·ous·ly, adverb
zeal·ous·ness, noun
non·zeal·ous, adjective
non·zeal·ous·ly, adverb
non·zeal·ous·ness, noun
pseu·do·zeal·ous, adjective
pseu·do·zeal·ous·ly, adverb
qua·si-zeal·ous, adjective
qua·si-zeal·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·zeal·ous, adjective
su·per·zeal·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·zeal·ous·ness, noun
un·der·zeal·ous, adjective
un·der·zeal·ous·ly, adverb
un·der·zeal·ous·ness, noun
un·zeal·ous, adjective
un·zeal·ous·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; fervent | |
| 'zealously | |
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| 'zealousness | |
| —n | |
| zealous (ˈzɛləs) | |
| —adj | |
| filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; fervent | |
| 'zealously | |
| —adv | |
| 'zealousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
zealous
1520s, from M.L. zelosus (cf. It. zeloso, Sp. celoso), from zelus (see zeal). Related: Zealously, zealousness.
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Example sentences
Clearly the attorney has a duty to zealously represent a client and to avoid foreseeable prejudice to a client.
Anyone who has had experience of a large organization in the hands of zealously innovating bureaucrats will know the feeling.
Lawyers, to maintain their practice, must zealously guard their reputations.
Players, though zealously recruited, are not given athletic scholarships.
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