Is this a word?

Question

Is "enthused' short for "enthusiastic" a word??

Answer 1

hmmm webster.com will tell you....

Main Entry: en·thuse
Pronunciation: in-'thüz, en-, also -'thyüz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): en·thused; en·thus·ing
Etymology: back-formation from enthusiasm
transitive verb
1 : to make enthusiastic
2 : to express with enthusiasm
intransitive verb : to show enthusiasm
usage Enthuse is apparently American in origin, although the earliest known example of its use occurs in a letter written in 1827 by a young Scotsman who spent about two years in the Pacific Northwest. It has been disapproved since about 1870. Current evidence shows it to be flourishing nonetheless on both sides of the Atlantic especially in journalistic prose

Answer 2

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=enthused

enthuse
One entry found for enthuse.


Main Entry: en·thuse
Pronunciation: in-'thüz, en-, also -'thyüz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): en·thused; en·thus·ing
Etymology: back-formation from enthusiasm
transitive verb
1 : to make enthusiastic
2 : to express with enthusiasm
intransitive verb : to show enthusiasm
usage Enthuse is apparently American in origin, although the earliest known example of its use occurs in a letter written in 1827 by a young Scotsman who spent about two years in the Pacific Northwest. It has been disapproved since about 1870. Current evidence shows it to be flourishing nonetheless on both sides of the Atlantic especially in journalistic prose.

Answer 3

If i was talking about something and was very enthusiastic, you could decribed me as having been enthused.

Answer 4

yes its a word and yes its from enthusiastic...i use that word all the time!

Answer 5

I would say it is.

I'm enthused by your enthusiasm.

(It even passed the spell check test!!!)

Answer 6

Yes.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

Yes. Both are adjectives.