zealous
[zel-uh s]
- full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent.
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Origin of zealous
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Examples from the Web for zealously
Contemporary Examples
“GNRD has zealously fought to eliminate abuse of Nepalese migrant workers in Qatar,” the organization said in a statement.
The magazine paid an estimated $150,000 and zealously protected its copyright.
It is difficult just to maintain in a world dedicated almost too zealously to the principle of creative destruction.
Even if the lawyer thinks his client is guilty, he must defend him zealously.
Historical Examples
One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
Never was an estate kept so zealously private, and, does monsieur know?
The AvengerE. Phillips Oppenheim
It was a thing that I had ever most zealously kept hidden, as already I have shown.
The Shame of MotleyRaphael Sabatini
If you do not work too zealously to save her, your reward will be the heart of him whom you love at last.
Pretty Madcap DorothyLaura Jean Libbey
An hundred servants hedged them about,––hedged them in as zealously as jailers.
The Web of the Golden SpiderFrederick Orin Bartlett
zealous
- filled with or inspired by intense enthusiasm or zeal; ardent; fervent
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Word Origin and History for zealously
zealous
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1520s, from Medieval Latin zelosus (source of Italian zeloso, Spanish celoso), from zelus (see zeal). Related: Zealously, zealousness.
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