• enthusiastick (obsolete)

From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστικός (enthousiastikós), from either ἐνθουσιασμός (enthousiasmós) or ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō) + -τικός (-tikós).

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪnˌθjuːzɪˈæstɪk/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/

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• Rhymes: -æstɪk
• Hyphenation: en‧thu‧si‧as‧tic

enthusiastic (comparative more enthusiastic, superlative most enthusiastic)

1. With zealous fervor; excited, motivated.

   Synonyms: ebullient, lively, keen, ardent

   an enthusiastic lover of art

   • 1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea,[…], →OCLC:

     a young man […] of a visionary and enthusiastic character

2. Relating to enthusiasm, or divine possession.

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