"over-anxious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more over-anxious [comparative], most over-anxious [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=over-anxious}} over-anxious (comparative more over-anxious, superlative most over-anxious)
  1. Alternative form of overanxious. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: overanxious
    Sense id: en-over-anxious-en-adj-g1hKmqOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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