enthusiastically
adverb
with lively interest or enthusiasm; eagerly; ardently or passionately.
unenthusiastically
-
a word derived from
enthusiastically.
Example Sentences
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They wore opera masks to avoid being identified, and danced unenthusiastically to music for a few minutes before giving up and sitting down.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
He unenthusiastically held it up while saying, "We got Braunschweiger," before putting it back where he got it and listlessly resuming his task.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2022
She debuted the song — if you can call it that — in the least excited way possible, then unenthusiastically recited the lyrics and captioned the bizarre ditty with “god help us all.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
I’ve tried inviting my friends and their kids her age over, but my daughter just sits by herself and reads, or unenthusiastically plays a board game for a while before quitting.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2020
Then she put a super-bored look on her face and said unenthusiastically, “Wanna play another game?”
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
