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pseudoenthusiastic

pseudoenthusiastic adjective: apparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.

Adjective

pseudoenthusiastic (comparative more pseudoenthusiastic, superlative most pseudoenthusiastic)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.
    • Darlene had her pictures taken, but declined to sign the pledge which read in the pseudoenthusiastic language so common to this kind of endeavor: Yes, I want to be my personal best!2011, Susan Chandler, Jill B. Jones, Casino Women: Courage in Unexpected Places

Forms of pseudoenthusiastic

comparativemore pseudoenthusiastic
superlativemost pseudoenthusiastic

Origin of pseudoenthusiastic

From pseudo- + enthusiastic.

Questions about pseudoenthusiastic

What does pseudoenthusiastic mean?
Pseudoenthusiastic means apparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.
What part of speech is pseudoenthusiastic?
Pseudoenthusiastic is an adjective.

Words near pseudoenthusiastic in the dictionary

  1. pseudoenergies
  2. pseudoenergy
  3. pseudoenlightenment
  4. pseudoenlightenments
  5. pseudoenophthalmos
  6. pseudoenthusiastic
  7. pseudoenvironmentalist
  8. pseudoenvironmentalists
  9. pseudoenzymatic
  10. pseudoenzyme
  11. pseudoenzymes

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