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Enthusiastically

Enthusiastic \En*thu`si*as"tic\, Enthusiastical \En*thu`si*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? .] Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous; as, an enthusiastic lover of art. ``Enthusiastical raptures.''
--Calamy. -- En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly, adv.

A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic character.
--W. Irving.

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enthusiastically

adv. In an enthusiastic manner.

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enthusiastically
  1. adv. with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner; "they discussed the question enthusiastically" [ant: unenthusiastically]

  2. in a lavish or enthusiastic manner; "he extolled her virtues sky-high" [syn: sky-high]

Usage examples of "enthusiastically".

When Wilson of Pennsylvania, who agreed with him, moved that the doors be opened, galleries erected, or that Congress adjourn to some public building where the people might be accommodated, Adams enthusiastically seconded the motion, but to no avail.

When he reached Apollonia late in Julius, he found the Legio Macedonica enthusiastically investigating reported landings of Antonian troops here, there, and everywhere.

The Bahraini, Sheikh Zeidan, smiled gravely, and Feisal nodded enthusiastically.

The question was addressed without preliminary as the living-room door opened and the Duchess of Croydon appeared, three of the Bedlington terriers enthusiastically at her heels.

Claggett said enthusiastically, and from his wallet he took the snapshot of a lovely Korean girl, sixteen or seventeen years old, in one of those appealing dresses in which the beltline came just under the breasts, with the rest of the dress falling free in one handsome, unbroken sweep.

When Bors arrived, he reached over, pulled the laughing child to his own knee and began bouncing him enthusiastically if a bit roughly.

Harold Parrish pounded the Earl of Bridgeport enthusiastically on the shoulder.

Don Brujo and I had got this across, my subjects all nodded enthusiastically.

Before she could even contemplate resurrecting herself, Huey bounded out of a tangle of buttonbush and pounced on her, knocking her flat and licking her face enthusiastically.

Stanley, in whispers upon his return from Wallops, he acknowledged that he must act quickly, and he suggested a camping trip to the undeveloped marshes east of Chincoteague, and the family responded enthusiastically.

Everybody knew Cruz was making it up as he went along, and everybody smiled and applauded enthusiastically as each station of the Cross was passed in this odd little homily.

Shannon and the others chorused enthusiastically Even Jackson seemed to be caught up in the spirit of the occasion, the usually dour and antisocial cyberneticist grinning just as giddily at the rest of them.

The doctors, their white robes dripping red, stabbed enthusiastically at the mass of cow intestines in the fake body and tried to laugh insanely.

Beneath a flickering wall sconce, a recumbent statue of some pseudo-Grecian god was being enthusiastically fellated by a water nymph on her knees.

He almost shouted angrily at the excited Marines who surrounded him, still enthusiastically welcoming him back, ordered them to knock off their grab-assing and show respect for their dead.