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Definition: Zealously |
ZealouslyAdverb1. In a zealous manner; "she worked zealously to raise funds for the literacy project". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "zealously" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonym: ZealouslySynonym: heartily. (additional references) |
Crosswords: Zealously |
| English words defined with "zealously": goffer, gopher ♦ To eat heartily. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "zealously": bigot. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The archbishop, as officiating kislaraga of heaven, locked in, and zealously watched this seraglio of souls set apart for God. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Australia | Information technology (IT) innovators perceive opportunities within the Australian market and pursue them zealously. (references) |
Trade | Germany | Complex safety standards, not normally discriminatory but sometimes zealously applied, complicate access to the market for many U.S. products. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | BIGOT, n. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Zachary Taylor | 1849-1850 | In any action calculated to promote an object so near the heart of everyone who truly loves his country I will zealously unite with the coordinate branches of the Government. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Zealously" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Zealously" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 28 | 65,706 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "zealously": over-zealously. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "zealously"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Albanian | me zjarr (passionately), me zell (earnestly, in earnest, industriously). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ревностно (openmouthed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 热忱地 (Cordially). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | horlivì (busily, eagerly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | avec fanatisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | emsig (assiduous, bustling, busy, diligent, eager, hardworking, industrious, keen, sedulous, zealous), eifrig, begeistert (zealous), eifrig (assiduous, avid, avidly, busily, devotedly, eager, eagerly, emulative, enthusiastic, full of zeal, industrious, intently, keen, painstaking, sedulous, studious, studiously, vehement, vigorous, zealous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ενθουσιωδώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | lelkesen (ardently, heatedly, keenly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | promurosamente - fanaticamente. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | dy jeean (earnestly, hastily, suddenly, vehemently). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ealouslyzay рьяно. (various references) revnosno. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sedulo, studiose, studiosissime. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | georne, geornlice. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Galatians Chapter 4, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Zhlousin umaV ou kalwV alla ekkleisai umaV qelousin ina autouV zhloute |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Aemulantur vos non bene sed excludere vos volunt ut illos aemulemini |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Thei louen not you wel, but thei wolen exclude you, that ye suen hem. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | They are gelous over you amysse. Ye they intede to exclude you that ye shuld be feruet to them warde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | They zealously affect you, but not well; for, they would exclude you, that ye may affect them. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Galatians Chapter 4, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Sila nagmatinagdanon kaayo kaninyo, apan dili alang sa maayong katuyoan; buot nilang kasirhan kamo sa gawas, aron kamo magmatinagdanon kanila. |
| Chinese | 那 些 人 熱 心 待 們 、 卻 不 是 好 意 、 是 要 離 " " 原 文 作 把 們 關 在 外 面 〕 們 、 叫 們 熱 心 待 他 們 。 |
| Croatian | Oni revnuju za vas, ne èasno, nego - odvojiti vas hoæe da onda vi za njih revnujete. |
| Danish | De ere nidkære for eder, dog ikke for det gode; men de ville udelukke eder, for at I skulle være nidkære for dem. |
| Dutch | Zij ijveren niet recht over u; maar zij willen ons uitsluiten, opdat gij over hen zoudt ijveren. |
| Finnish | Heillä on intoa teidän hyväksenne, mutta ei oikeata; vaan he tahtovat eristää teidät, että teillä olisi intoa heidän hyväksensä. |
| French | Le zèle qu`ils ont pour vous n`est pas pur, mais ils veulent vous détacher de nous, afin que vous soyez zélés pour eux. |
| German | Sie eifern um euch nicht fein; sondern sie wollen euch von mir abfällig machen, daß ihr um sie eifern sollt. |
| Hungarian | Nem szépen buzgolkodnak érettetek, sõt minket ki akarnak rekeszteni, hogy mellettök buzgolkodjatok. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang-orang yang lain itu dengan penuh semangat mencari kalian, tetapi maksud-maksud mereka tidak baik. Mereka hanya ingin memutuskan hubunganmu dengan kami, supaya kalian mengikuti mereka dengan penuh semangat. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bukan dengan tulusnya orang-orang itu menghambat hati kamu dengan usahanya, melainkan hendak memalingkan kamu, supaya kamu berpaling kepada mereka itu. |
| Italian | Costoro si danno premura per voi, ma non onestamente; vogliono mettervi fuori, perché mostriate zelo per loro. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko ta ratou whaiwhai i a koutou ehara i te pai: engari e mea ana ratou kia tutakina mai koutou, kia whai ai ko koutou ki a ratou. |
| Norwegian | De legger sig efter eder med en iver som ikke er god; men de vil stenge eder ute, forat I skal være ivrige for dem. |
| Portuguese | Eles vos procuram zelosamente não com bons motivos, mas querem vos excluir, para que zelosamente os procureis a eles. |
| Rumanian | Nu cu gknd bun sknt plini de rkvnq ei pentru voi, ci vor sq vq deslipeascq de noi, ca sq fiyi plini de rkvnq fayq de ei. |
| Russian | тЕЧОХАФ П ЧБУ ОЕЮЙУФП, Б ИПФСФ ЧБУ ПФМХЮЙФШ, ЮФП'Щ ЧЩ ТЕЧОПЧБМЙ П ОЙИ. |
| Shuar | ¶ Chíkich yajaya taaru ti shiir awajtamainiawai tura atumin yainmaktasa aitkiarmainiatsui. Aya Winíya akantamkitiai tusa wakerutmainiawai, winia antsu shiir Enentáimtursat tusar. |
| Spanish | Ellos tienen celo por vosotros, pero no para bien; al contrario, quieren aislaros para que vosotros tengáis celo por ellos. |
| Swahili | Hao watu wengine wanawahangaikia ninyi, lakini nia zao si njema. Wanataka kuwatenganisha nami ili ninyi muwahangaikie wao. |
| Swedish | Man söker med iver att vinna eder för sig, men icke med en god iver; nej, del vilja avspärra eder från andra, för att I med så mycket större iver skolen hålla eder till dem. |
| Uma | ¶ Tauna to hantongo' tetura ria, doko' mpu'u-ra ngala' nono-ni. Tapi' patuju-ra uma-hana lompe'. Patuju-ra doko' mpogaa' -koi ngkai aku', bona nituku' -ra hante nono-ni mpu'u. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "zealously": overzealously. (additional references) | |
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"Zealously" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: zealousy, zelously. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "zealously" (pronounced zē"luslē or ze"luslē) |
| 5 | -l u s l ē | aimlessly, breathlessly, callously, carelessly, ceaselessly, effortlessly, endlessly, fabulously, flawlessly, frivolously, fruitlessly, harmlessly, helplessly, hopelessly, jealously, listlessly, marvelously, mercilessly, meticulously, mindlessly, miraculously, needlessly, painlessly, perilously, recklessly, relentlessly, restlessly, ridiculously, ruthlessly, scrupulously, seamlessly, shamelessly, tirelessly, tremulously. |
| 4 | -u s l ē | ambitiously, anonymously, anxiously, assiduously, autonomously, capriciously, cautiously, conscientiously, consciously, conspicuously, contemporaneously, contemptuously, continuously, courageously, curiously, dangerously, deliciously, disastrously, egregiously, enormously, enviously, erroneously, expeditiously, facetiously, fallaciously, famously, ferociously, furiously, generously, gloriously, graciously, gratuitously, grievously, harmoniously, hellaciously, hideously, hilariously, horrendously, humorously, incongruously, indigenously, ingeniously, instantaneously, intravenously, judiciously, laboriously, ludicrously, maliciously, mysteriously, nervously, notoriously, obviously, ominously, ostentatiously, outrageously, piously, posthumously, precariously, precipitously, previously, prodigiously, purposely, religiously, righteously, rigorously, seriously, simultaneously, spontaneously, strenuously, studiously, subconsciously, surreptitiously, suspiciously, synonymously, tediously, tenaciously, tremendously, unambiguously, unanimously, unceremoniously, unconsciously, variously, vicariously, viciously, vigorously, vociferously. |
| 3 | -s l ē | adversely, closely, concisely, conversely, densely, expressly, falsely, fiercely, grossly, immensely, intensely, inversely, loosely, nicely, parsley, perversely, precisely, princely, profusely, scarcely, sparsely, tensely, tersely, thusly. |
| 6 | -e" l u s l ē | jealously. |
| 5 | -l u s l ē | aimlessly, breathlessly, callously, carelessly, ceaselessly, effortlessly, endlessly, fabulously, flawlessly, frivolously, fruitlessly, harmlessly, helplessly, hopelessly, listlessly, marvelously, mercilessly, meticulously, mindlessly, miraculously, needlessly, painlessly, perilously, recklessly, relentlessly, restlessly, ridiculously, ruthlessly, scrupulously, seamlessly, shamelessly, tirelessly, tremulously. |
| 4 | -u s l ē | ambitiously, anonymously, anxiously, assiduously, autonomously, capriciously, cautiously, conscientiously, consciously, conspicuously, contemporaneously, contemptuously, continuously, courageously, curiously, dangerously, deliciously, disastrously, egregiously, enormously, enviously, erroneously, expeditiously, facetiously, fallaciously, famously, ferociously, furiously, generously, gloriously, graciously, gratuitously, grievously, harmoniously, hellaciously, hideously, hilariously, horrendously, humorously, incongruously, indigenously, ingeniously, instantaneously, intravenously, judiciously, laboriously, ludicrously, maliciously, mysteriously, nervously, notoriously, obviously, ominously, ostentatiously, outrageously, piously, posthumously, precariously, precipitously, previously, prodigiously, purposely, religiously, righteously, rigorously, seriously, simultaneously, spontaneously, strenuously, studiously, subconsciously, surreptitiously, suspiciously, synonymously, tediously, tenaciously, tremendously, unambiguously, unanimously, unceremoniously, unconsciously, variously, vicariously, viciously, vigorously, vociferously. |
| 3 | -s l ē | adversely, closely, concisely, conversely, densely, expressly, falsely, fiercely, grossly, immensely, intensely, inversely, loosely, nicely, parsley, perversely, precisely, princely, profusely, scarcely, sparsely, tensely, tersely, thusly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-l-o-s-u-y-z" | |
-2 letters: zealous. | |
-3 letters: alleys, alloys, azoles, ouzels, sleazo, sleazy, solely. | |
-4 letters: alley, alloy, aloes, azole, lazes, losel, louse, lousy, loyal, lyase, ollas, ousel, ouzel, sally, salol, soyuz, sully, yells, youse, yules, zeals, zoeal, zoeas. | |
-5 letters: ales, alls, ally, aloe, also, ayes, easy, ells, eyas, lase, lays, laze, lazy, leal, leas, leys, lose, lues, lyes, lyse. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-l-o-s-u-y-z" | |
+4 letters: overzealously. | |
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