Tom was very enthusiastic about the place...
Bob Dole seemed less than enthusiastic about the proposed move.
The announcement was greeted enthusiastically.
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Enthusiastic — En*thu si*as tic, Enthusiastical En*thu si*as tic*al, a. [Gr. ? .] Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous; as, an enthusiastic lover of art. Enthusiastical raptures. Calamy. {En*thu si*as tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enthusiastic — En*thu si*as tic, n. An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enthusiastic — index eager, earnest, ecstatic, fanatical, fervent, industrious, ready (willing), sanguine … Law dictionary
enthusiastic — c.1600, pertaining to possession by a deity, from Gk. enthousiastikos inspired, from enthousiazein (see ENTHUSIASM (Cf. enthusiasm)). Meaning pertaining to irrational delusion in religion is from 1690s. The main modern sense, in reference to… … Etymology dictionary
enthusiastic — [adj] interested, excited agog, animated, anxious, ardent, athirst, attracted, avid, bugged*, concerned, crazy about*, devoted, dying to*, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gaga* … New thesaurus
enthusiastic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing great enthusiasm. DERIVATIVES enthusiastically adverb … English terms dictionary
enthusiastic — [en tho͞o΄zē as′tik, enthyo͞o΄zē as′tik; intho͞o΄zē as′tik, inthyo͞o΄zē as′tik] adj. [Gr enthousiastikos] 1. having or showing enthusiasm; ardent 2. of, or having the nature of, enthusiasm enthusiastically adv … English World dictionary
enthusiastic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely … Collocations dictionary
enthusiastic — en|thu|si|as|tic S3 [ınˌθju:ziˈæstık US ınˌθu: ] adj feeling or showing a lot of interest and excitement about something enthusiastic about (doing) sth ▪ All the staff are enthusiastic about the project. ▪ The singer got an enthusiastic reception … Dictionary of contemporary English
enthusiastic — en|thu|si|as|tic [ ın,θuzi æstık ] adjective ** very interested in something or excited by it: Business leaders gave an enthusiastic welcome to the proposal. enthusiastic about: For a while, we were enthusiastic about the idea. ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
