fanatically
/fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/
fanatically adverb: in a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.
Adverb
fanatically (comparative more fanatically, superlative most fanatically)
- In a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.
- This argument, vaguely political in nature, took place as often as the two men met. It was a topsy-turvy affair, for the Englishman was bitterly anti-English and the Indian fanatically loyal.1934 October, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Burmese Days, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, →OCLC; republished as chapter 3, in Burmese Days (ebook no. 0200051h.html)...
- Islam was as fanatically monotheist and aniconist as any Jew could desire, and the sensational successes of its devotees in the military — and soon also in the missionary — field gave Christendom something new to think about.1946, Arnold Toynbee, David Churchill Somervell, A Study of History: Abridgement of Vols I-VI
Forms of fanatically
| comparative | more fanatically |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fanatically |
Origin of fanatically
From fanatical + -ly.
Questions about fanatically
- What does fanatically mean?
- Fanatically means in a fanatical manner; with extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm.
- What part of speech is fanatically?
- Fanatically is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce fanatically?
- Fanatically is pronounced /fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/ (US).
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