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zealous
English
Alternative forms
- zelous
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????? (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ????? (z?ló?, “to emulate, to be jealous”). Doublet of jealous.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?z?l.?s/
- Rhymes: -?l?s
- Hyphenation: zeal?ous
Adjective
zealous (comparative more zealous, superlative most zealous)
- Full of zeal; ardent, fervent; exhibiting enthusiasm or strong passion.
- 1791, James Boswell, The life of Samuel Johnson, new ed. (1831) by John Wilson Croker, volume 1, page 238:
- Johnson was truly zealous for the success of "The Adventurer;" and very soon after his engaging in it, he wrote the following letter:
- 1896, Andrew Dickson White, A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom (2004 edition), page 122:
- Doubtless many will exclaim against the Roman Catholic Church for this; but the simple truth is that Protestantism was no less zealous against the new scientific doctrine.
- 1940, Foster Rhea Dulles, America Learns to Play: A history of popular recreation, 1607-1940, page 61:
- […] and there were few more zealous dancers at the fashionable balls in the Raleigh Tavern at Williamsburg.
- 2011 April 4, "Newt Gingrich," Time (retrieved 9 Sept 2013):
- Newt Gingrich . . . left Congress in 1998, following GOP midterm-election losses that many blamed on his zealous pursuit of Bill Clinton's impeachment.
- 1791, James Boswell, The life of Samuel Johnson, new ed. (1831) by John Wilson Croker, volume 1, page 238:
Synonyms
- (full of zeal): ardent, eager, enthusiastic, fervent, passionate, zealotic
Antonyms
- (full of zeal): apathetic, dispassionate, indifferent, unenthusiastic
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feverish
English
Etymology
From fever +? -ish.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fi?.v?.???/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fi.v?.??/
Adjective
feverish (comparative more feverish, superlative most feverish)
- Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
- The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.
- Filled with excess energy.
- He worked with feverish excitement.
- Morbidly eager.
- a feverish desire to see her again
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Further reading
- feverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- feverish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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