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/ˈzɛləsli/ · adverb
Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry..
working zealously
zealously defend someone
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.
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.
Use zealously when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Zealously means Like, or in the manner of, a zealot; with great zeal or zealotry..
Common synonyms include eagerly, enthusiastically, heartily, with a will.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
working zealously
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