zealously
adv/ˈzɛləsli/
Etymology From zealous + -ly.
1
Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry.
- working zealously
- zealously defend someone
3 more examples
- 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.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 39:
- 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.2012 May 15, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: The Dictator”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2012:
- Synonyms
- eagerly, enthusiastically, heartily, with a will