zestful

1. Full of zest.Examples: "[T]here appeared a narrowly patriotic government, which presently developed into an aggressive, vindictive and pitiless dictatorship, and set itself at once to the zestful persecution of the unfortunate ethnic minorities (about a third of the entire population) caught in the net of its all too ample boundaries."; "[T]he former priest, by now habituated to military life, and even zestful for it, enlisted under the new young king, with the rank of captain."Synonyms: animated, ardent, avid, big [⇒ thesaurus] [on], bubbly, eager, earnest, ebullientAntonyms: unzestful, zestlessfiguratively

2. Full of zest.Examples: "Debonair youth! The spurs, the wide felt hat, the open shirt, the belt holding the array of small pouches, including a holstered revolver, the delight in the long stock-whip having a bright green silk cracker to produce loud reports, ranging from slow rifle fire to the rat-tat-tat of a machine-gun, all told the story of zestful youth."Synonyms: abuzz, agile, airy, alive, animate, animated, brisk, busyAntonyms: unzestful, zestlessfiguratively