Meaning & use
zestfully
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Meaning
adverb
In a lively, eager way that shows you are enjoying what you are doing.
Grammar: Used to describe how someone does something, so it usually comes after the verb or at the start of a sentence.
Patterns
- do something zestfully
- zestfully + verb
She attacked the pile of paperwork zestfully, finishing it before lunch.
The children ran zestfully through the sprinkler on the hot afternoon.
He zestfully accepted the challenge and started planning right away.
Common combinations
- zestfully attack
- The team zestfully attacked the problem from every angle.
- zestfully embrace
- She zestfully embraced the new role and its responsibilities.
- zestfully pursue
- He zestfully pursued his hobby whenever he had free time.
- zestfully engage
- The students zestfully engaged in the classroom debate.
- zestfully tackle
- They zestfully tackled the mountain trail despite the rain.
Synonyms and how they differ
- eagerly
- Eagerly stresses wanting to do something, while zestfully adds a feeling of enjoyment and energy.
- enthusiastically
- Enthusiastically is more general and can describe any strong interest, whereas zestfully suggests lively pleasure.
- energetically
- Energetically focuses on physical or mental effort, not necessarily on enjoyment.
- vigorously
- Vigorously means with force or strength, often without the positive, joyful feeling of zestfully.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: zestfully or zealously? zestfully or restfully?
zestfully vs zealously
Zealously means with great passion for a cause or belief, often too strongly; zestfully is about enjoying the activity itself.
zestfully vs restfully
Restfully means in a calm, relaxed way, which is almost the opposite of zestfully.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'zestfully' correctly?
Choose one answer.
In option B, 'zestfully' correctly describes how 'he completed the marathon,' showing energy and enjoyment. Option An is wrong because 'zestfully' cannot replace a verb like 'baked.' Option C is wrong because the adverb is misplaced before 'are going.' Option D is wrong because an adverb cannot directly modify a noun like 'book.'
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “zestfully”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.