zealously

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/ˈzɛləsli/

adverb

Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

“working zealously”

UncommonScrabble 21

Meanings

adverbzealously (comparative more zealously, superlative most zealously)

comparative more zealously · superlative most zealously

  1. Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

    working zealously

    4 more examples

    zealously defend someone

    zealously guarded

    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

    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

    Synonyms: eagerly, enthusiastically, heartily, with a will

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbLike, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 熱心地 /热心地
  • 熱心地 /热心地 (jit⁶ sam¹ dei⁶)with zealotry
Chinese Mandarin 熱心地 /热心地, 狂熱地 /狂热地
  • 熱心地 /热心地 (rèxīn de)with zealotry
  • 狂熱地 /狂热地 (kuángrè de)with zealotry
Dutch naijverig
  • naijverigwith zealotry
Finnish intohimoisesti
  • intohimoisestiwith zealotry
French avec zèle, d'une manière zélée
  • avec zèlewith zealotry
  • d'une manière zéléewith zealotry
German in eifriger Weise
  • in eifriger Weisewith zealotry
Hebrew באדיקות
  • באדיקות (beadikút)with zealotry
Italian zelantemente
  • zelantementewith zealotry
Japanese 熱狂的に
  • 熱狂的に (nekkyōteki ni)with zealotry
Latin ācriter, zēlanter
  • ācriterwith zealotry
  • zēlanterwith zealotry
Polish gorliwie, entuzjastycznie
  • gorliwiewith zealotry
  • entuzjastyczniewith zealotry
Portuguese zelosamente
  • zelosamentewith zealotry
Romanian zelos, doritor
  • zeloswith zealotry
  • doritorwith zealotry
  • cu zelwith zealotry
Russian рья́но, пы́лко
  • рья́но (rʹjáno)with zealotry
  • пы́лко (pýlko)with zealotry
  • ре́вностно (révnostno)with zealotry
Spanish fervorosamente, celosamente
  • fervorosamentewith zealotry
  • celosamentewith zealotry
Thai อย่างขยันขันแข็ง
  • อย่างขยันขันแข็ง (yàang kàyăn kăn kăeng)with zealotry
Vietnamese hăng hái, sốt sắng
  • hăng háiwith zealotry
  • sốt sắngwith zealotry
Cite this entry
APA

zealously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zealously

MLA

“zealously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zealously. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zealously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zealously.

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