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—overzealously, adv. —overzealousness, n./oh"veuhr zel"euhs/, adj.too zealous: overzealous for reform.[1625-35; OVER- + ZEALOUS]
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Overzealous — O ver*zeal ous, a. Too zealous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overzealous — index extreme (exaggerated), fanatical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overzealous — (adj.) 1630s, from OVER (Cf. over) + ZEALOUS (Cf. zealous). Related: Overzealously; overzealousness … Etymology dictionary
overzealous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ overly enthusiastic or energetic … English terms dictionary
overzealous — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overzealous — adjective Too zealous; too enthusiastic, determined; too fervent. With his overzealous attempts to impress, he only managed to annoy her … Wiktionary
overzealous — o|ver|zeal|ous [ˌəuvəˈzeləs US ˌouvər ] adj too eager about something you believe in strongly ▪ overzealous fans … Dictionary of contemporary English
overzealous — Synonyms and related words: accident prone, at fever pitch, balking, balky, bigoted, breakneck, bulldogged, bulletheaded, bullheaded, careless, case hardened, delirious, desperate, devil may care, dogged, dogmatic, extravagant, extreme, extremist … Moby Thesaurus
overzealous — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. overeager, carrying a good thing too far, bossy; see enthusiastic 1 , 2 , 3 … English dictionary for students
overzealous — adj. excessively zealous; overly ardent or passionate … English contemporary dictionary
