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Antonyms for zestful

Grammar : Adj
Spell : zest-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɛst fəl


Definition of zestful

Origin :
  • 1797, from zest + -ful. Related: Zestfully; zestfulness.
  • As in jazzy : adj fancy
  • As in peppery : adj highly seasoned
  • As in piquant : adj flavorful, biting
  • As in salty : adj spicy, colorful
  • As in tasty : adj delicious
  • As in vital : adj lively
  • As in zippy : adj energetic
  • As in exhilarated : adj happy
  • As in sapid : adj savory
  • As in alive : adj being active, full of life
  • As in ebullient : adj enthusiastic
  • As in exciting : adj inspiring, exhilarating
  • As in exuberant : adj energetic, enthusiastic
  • As in feisty : adj spirited; touchy
  • As in animated : adj lively
  • As in hot : adj spicy to taste
Example sentences :
  • They seemed to convey an impression of enormous, zestful excitement.
  • Extract from : « Nightmare Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • First of all, let us agree that boyhood is the least zestful part of a mans life.
  • Extract from : « Old Mole » by Gilbert Cannan
  • For Boone the approaching summer was no longer a period of zestful anticipation.
  • Extract from : « The Tempering » by Charles Neville Buck
  • His interest in her was merely a part of his intense, zestful interest in life.
  • Extract from : « Life and Gabriella » by Ellen Glasgow
  • On those afternoons the lake was a pretty sight, zestful, alive with color.
  • Extract from : « The Plastic Age » by Percy Marks
  • After prison walls, this rushing through the night was like a zestful game.
  • Extract from : « Daughter of the Sun » by Jackson Gregory
  • At Ballyards, he had seen his mother quickening into zestful life because of Eleanor's desire to be informed of things.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • A hearty, zestful woman, savouring life with gusto, undiminished by child-bearing and hard work.
  • Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
  • When Brink hung up, Fitzgerald had a look of zestful anticipation on his face.
  • Extract from : « The Ambulance Made Two Trips » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • Cool, odorous with pines and with the breath of the mountains, it was like a zestful draught of iced summer.
  • Extract from : « Clover » by Susan Coolidge

Synonyms for zestful

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