# zeloso

**Pronunciation:** ZELOSO

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Zeloso means zealous, energetic, enthusiastic; typically an annotation to direct the style of play.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as zeloso.
- A zeloso tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became zeloso after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- zeloso + noun — Use zeloso before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a zeloso reaction.
- become zeloso — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became zeloso near the end.

## Collocations

- zeloso behavior — The teacher calmly handled the zeloso behavior.
- zeloso tone — The email had an zeloso tone.

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