Meaning & use

enthusiastic

adjective·Everyday

Showing intense and eager interest, excitement, or approval about something.

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The new employee was enthusiastic about every project the team assigned to her.

Enthusiastic fans lined up hours before the stadium gates opened.

A note on using this word

Enthusiastic is normally followed by about when naming its object, as in enthusiastic about learning, not enthusiastic for.

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