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overzealous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

From over- + zealous.

Meanings

  1. Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
    • Halo's destruction was your error, and you rightly bear the blame. But the Council was... overzealous. 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by High Prophet of Truth (Michael Wincott), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Arbiter:
    • With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
over-zealous alternative lexicographic
more overzealous Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most overzealous Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

overzealousness · overzealously

Translations (4)

sv övernitisk (too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent) · de übereifrig (too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent) · da overentusiastisk (too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent) · sv överentusiastisk (too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent)