zealously en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈzɛləsli/
Etymology
Etymology tree English zealous Middle English -ly English -ly English zealously From zealous + -ly.
Meanings
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Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.
It seems there was a worm that slept upon a pile of treasure, which it had zealously heaped up under a stone bluff.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 39:zealously guarded
Unlike Ali G Indahouse, Baron Cohen’s failed attempt to bring his most famous character into an entirely fictional universe, Borat found the comic tension in placing his Kazakhstani buffoon in delicate social situations, like a rodeo where he supports the “War Of Terror” a bit too zealously.
2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2012:working zealously
zealously defend someone
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more zealously | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most zealously | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
eagerly (with zealotry) · heartily (with zealotry) · with a will (with zealotry) · enthusiastically (with zealotry)
Translations (30)
ja 熱狂的に (with zealotry) · ru ре́вностно (with zealotry) · vi hăng hái (with zealotry) · es fervorosamente (with zealotry) · ro zelos (with zealotry) · ru пы́лко (with zealotry) · fr d'une manière zélée (with zealotry) · fi intohimoisesti (with zealotry) · sa सत्कृत्य (with zealotry) · pl gorliwie (with zealotry) · it zelantemente (with zealotry) · fr avec zèle (with zealotry) · vi sốt sắng (with zealotry) · th อย่างขยันขันแข็ง (with zealotry) · he באדיקות (with zealotry) · ro doritor (with zealotry) · ru рья́но (with zealotry) · cmn 熱心地 /热心地 (with zealotry) · es celosamente (with zealotry) · cmn 狂熱地 /狂热地 (with zealotry) · hy եռանդագին (with zealotry) · ro cu zel (with zealotry) · hy նախանձախնդրորեն (with zealotry) · yue 熱心地 /热心地 (with zealotry) · nl naijverig (with zealotry) · la zēlanter (with zealotry) · la ācriter (with zealotry) · de in eifriger Weise (with zealotry) · pt zelosamente (with zealotry) · pl entuzjastycznie (with zealotry)