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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

enthusiastic

/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

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What does enthusiastic mean?

adjective

  1. With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.
  2. Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

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He came up to the fence and extended a handful of strawberries, for his gardening was as generous as it was enthusiastic.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThe war of the worldsProject Gutenberg ebook #36
The mummers themselves were not afflicted with any such feeling for their art, though at the same time they were not enthusiastic.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
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What witchcraft had snatched her, away before the eyes of thousands of enthusiastic onlookers and from the arms of Carolus Fonta himself?
Gaston LerouxThe Phantom of the OperaProject Gutenberg ebook #175
She was bright and enthusiastic as ever, but as he sat opposite her in the railway carriage, she seemed to look frail.
D. H. (David Herbert) LawrenceSons and LoversProject Gutenberg ebook #217
Dr. Jacobs had some wonderful helpers among the women of her country, and she herself was an ideal leader--patient, enthusiastic, and tireless.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354