zestful
/ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[T]here appeared a narrowly patriotic government, which presently developed into an aggressive, vindictive and pitiless dictatorship, and set itself at once to the zestful persecution of the unfortunate ethnic minorities (about a third of the entire population) caught in the net of its all too ample boundaries."
- "[T]he former priest, by now habituated to military life, and even zestful for it, enlisted under the new young king, with the rank of captain."
- "Debonair youth! The spurs, the wide felt hat, the open shirt, the belt holding the array of small pouches, including a holstered revolver, the delight in the long stock-whip having a bright green silk cracker to produce loud reports, ranging from slow rifle fire to the rat-tat-tat of a machine-gun, all told the story of zestful youth."
Etymology
From zest + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/
Inflected Forms
more zestful (comparative)
most zestful (superlative)