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A Writer's Dictionary:

zealous Definition


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zealous
adj
    1. Enthusiastic; keen.
      Thesaurus: ardent, fervent, fanatical, passionate, devoted, eager, enthusiastic, militant; Antonym: apathetic.
Derivative: zealously
adverb
    Enthusiastically or keenly
      Thesaurus: assiduously, vigorously, industriously, fiercely.
Derivative: zealousness
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from medieval Latin zelosus; see zeal + -ous.



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