Synonyms for enthused


Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-thooz
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈθuz


Définition of enthused

Origin :
  • 1827, American English, back-formation from enthusiasm. Originally often humorous or with affected ignorance. Related: enthused; enthusing.
  • adj enthusiastic
Example sentences :
  • "You shall know the most wonderful girl of all," enthused Helen.
  • Extract from : « Jane Allen: Center » by Edith Bancroft
  • By the look on my wife's face I could tell that she was enthused, too.
  • Extract from : « Those Times And These » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • "Swell," enthused Neil, this time his face twisted into a grimace of pleasure.
  • Extract from : « All In The Mind » by Gene L. Henderson
  • Captain Clarke got him all enthused; the Captain promised to write, too.
  • Extract from : « Chicken Little Jane on the Big John » by Lily Munsell Ritchie
  • Hautecoeur was talking with an enthused fervor that swept him into metaphor.
  • Extract from : « The Key to Yesterday » by Charles Neville Buck
  • “Say, this is just the stuff my script lacked,” enthused the continuity writer.
  • Extract from : « Janet Hardy in Radio City » by Ruthe S. Wheeler
  • "That's fine," Mr. Peck enthused, his eyes shining brilliantly.
  • Extract from : « Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 » by Various
  • Tracks are fresher around that' water-hole'n what they have been, an' Applehead, he's all enthused.
  • Extract from : « The Heritage of the Sioux » by B.M. Bower
  • He was enthused by the possibilities that thronged his imagination.
  • Extract from : « Nedra » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • "The mater's idea," replied Cologne, enthused with Dorothy's delight.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dale's Camping Days » by Margaret Penrose

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