Standard Lemma guide

enthusiastically

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an enthusiastic manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they discussed the question enthusiastically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unenthusiastically

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a lavish or enthusiastic manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he extolled her virtues sky-high

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sky-high

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English enthusiastic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English enthusiastically From enthusiastic + -ally.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: entoesiasties — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Catalan: entusiàsticament — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱心地 /热心地 (rèxīn de) — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狂熱地 /狂热地 (kuángrè de) — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Czech: nadšeně — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Dutch: enthousiast — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Esperanto: entuziasme — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Finnish: innostuneesti — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Finnish: innoissaan — in an enthusiastic manner
  • French: avec enthousiasme — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Galician: entusiasticamente — in an enthusiastic manner
  • German: enthusiastisch — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Hungarian: lelkesen — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Italian: entusiasticamente — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Polish: entuzjastycznie — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Portuguese: entusiasticamente — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Russian: с энтузиа́змом (s entuziázmom) — in an enthusiastic manner
  • Spanish: con entusiasmo — in an enthusiastic manner
Real reading context

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