Definition
With great energy, enthusiasm, and dedication toward a cause, belief, or goal; intensely and passionately. The adverb form of zeal, suggesting earnest and sometimes single-minded pursuit.
Example Usage
The activist zealously campaigned for environmental reforms, visiting every neighborhood in the city to gather signatures.
Origin
From zeal (enthusiasm), which comes from Greek zelos (eagerness, rivalry), combined with the adverbial suffix -ly.
Fun Fact
Zeal and jealousy share the same Greek root—both relate to intense emotional investment, though jealousy took on a more possessive connotation over time.
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