Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zealously

/ˈzɛləsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: zeal-ous-ly
IPA: /ˈzɛləsli/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.

Example Sentences

"working zealously"
"zealously defend someone"
"zealously guarded"
"It seems there was a worm that slept upon a pile of treasure, which it had zealously heaped up under a stone bluff."
"Unlike Ali G Indahouse, Baron Cohen’s failed attempt to bring his most famous character into an entirely fictional universe, Borat found the comic tension in placing his Kazakhstani buffoon in delicate social situations, like a rodeo where he supports the “War Of Terror” a bit too zealously."

Etymology

Etymology tree English zealous Middle English -ly English -ly English zealously From zealous + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more zealously (comparative) most zealously (superlative)

Synonyms

eagerly enthusiastically heartily with a will

Questions

How do you pronounce zealously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛləsli/.
What does zealously mean?: Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.
Where does zealously come from?: Etymology tree English zealous Middle English -ly English -ly English zealously From zealous + -ly.

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