ZEALOUSLY

zealously

(adverb) in a zealous manner; “she worked zealously to raise funds for the literacy project”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

zealously (comparative more zealously, superlative most zealously)

Like a zealot; with zealotry.

Synonyms

• (with zealotry): eagerly, enthusiastically, heartily, with a will

Source: Wiktionary


ZEALOUS

Zeal"ous, a. Etym: [LL. zelosus. See Zeal.]

1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or ardent, in behalf of an object. He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. Law.

2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs.] Shak.

– Zeal"ous*ly, adv.

– Zeal"ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SEARCHINGLY

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