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enthusiastic

in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-stik 5 syllables uncommon

  1. adjective.filled with or marked by enthusiasm

    • enthusiastic supporters
    • an enthusiastic recommendation

Origin

borrowed from New Latin & Greek; New Latin enthūsiasticus, borrowed from Greek enthousiastikós "inspired, excited," from enthousiastḗs "person inspired by a god" + -ikos.

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