Definition of enthousiastic
1. enthusiastic [ a ] having or showing great excitement and interest
Examples:
"enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"
"an enthusiastic response"
"was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
Robert_Snodgrass , state GOP chairman , said a meeting held Tuesday night in Blue_Ridge brought enthusiastic responses from the audience .
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
An enthusiastic audience confirmed the `` live '' character of the hour , and provided the interaction between musician and hearer which almost always seems to improve the quality of performance .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
There followed a long and sometimes bitter discussion of the feasibility of elections for the fall of 1957 , in which it appears that the Minister_of_the_Interior took the most pessimistic view and that the Istiqlal was something less_than enthusiastic .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
All about me there was a hectic interplay of meetings taking_place , like abrupt , jerky scenes in old silent_movies , joyous greetings and beginnings , huggings and kissings , enthusiastic forays into the festive night .
Synonyms enthusiastic Related Terms unenthusiastic avid glowing evangelical ardent overenthusiastic gung_ho crazy passionate spirited2. enthusiastic [ a ] very positive
Examples:
"an enthusiastic response"
(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
Some musicians were enthusiastic , some skeptical .
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