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Dictionary: fa·nat·i·cal   (fə-năt'ĭ-kəl) pronunciation
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adj.
Possessed with or motivated by excessive, irrational zeal.

fanatically fa·nat'i·cal·ly adv.
fanaticalness fa·nat'i·cal·ness n.

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adjective

    Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extreme, extremist, fanatic, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra. Slang far-out. See concern/unconcern, edge/center, politics.

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Definition: overenthusiastic
Antonyms: disinterested, dispassionate, impartial, unenthusiastic

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
  Synonyms: fanatic, overzealous, rabid

 
 
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