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en·thu·si·as·tic [in th(oograve)zee ástik , en th(oograve)zee ástik ] adjective
showing excited interest:  showing passionate interest in something or eagerness about something
*en·thu·si·as·ti·cal·ly adverb

Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P) 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.


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