overeager

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ eager.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːɡə(ɹ)

Adjective

overeager (comparative more overeager, superlative most overeager)

1. Excessively eager.

   He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber.

   • 2020, Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel, Picador (2021), page 147:

     Olivia’s dress was too formal, her lipstick was too bright, her hair was freshly trimmed, she was slightly too attentive in the way she looked at Jonathan, and the combined effect was overeager.

Derived terms

• overeagerly
• overeagerness

Translations

Translations

Maori: makitatanga, kaiwhiti