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underzealousness

  • a word derived from zealous.
    zealous
    adjective
    full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.

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After his disillusion with Nader's overzealousness, McCarry incongruously follows with a recitation of Nader's underzealousness in supporting the late Joseph A. Yablonski's ill-fated attempt to win control of the corrupt United Mine Workers.

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