zestful
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/ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/
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/ˈzɛs(t)f(ʊ)l/ · /ˈzɛs(t)f(ə)l/
Definition of zestful
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- Full of zest.
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adj
- Full of zest.
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(figuratively)Full of zest.
“[T]here appeared a narrowly patriotic government, which presently developed into an aggressive, vindictive and pitiless dictatorship, and set itself at once to the zestful persecution of the unfortunate ethnic minorities (about a third of the entire population) caught in the net of its all too ample boundaries.”
“[T]he former priest, by now habituated to military life, and even zestful for it, enlisted under the new young king, with the rank of captain.”
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(figuratively)Full of zest.
“Debonair youth! The spurs, the wide felt hat, the open shirt, the belt holding the array of small pouches, including a holstered revolver, the delight in the long stock-whip having a bright green silk cracker to produce loud reports, ranging from slow rifle fire to the rat-tat-tat of a machine-gun, all told the story of zestful youth.”
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Etymology
From zest + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).
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