pseudoenthusiastic

adjective

Apparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.

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Meanings

adjectivepseudoenthusiastic (comparative more pseudoenthusiastic, superlative most pseudoenthusiastic)

comparative more pseudoenthusiastic · superlative most pseudoenthusiastic

  1. Apparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.

    Darlene had her pictures taken, but declined to sign the pledge which read in the pseudoenthusiastic language so common to this kind of endeavor: Yes, I want to be my personal best!

    2011, Susan Chandler, Jill B. Jones, Casino Women: Courage in Unexpected Places

Origin

From pseudo- + enthusiastic.

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pseudoenthusiastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoenthusiastic

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“pseudoenthusiastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoenthusiastic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoenthusiastic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoenthusiastic.

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