"overzealous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overzealous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more overzealous [comparative], most overzealous [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + zealous. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|zealous|pos=adjective}} over- + zealous Head templates: {{en-adj}} overzealous (comparative more overzealous, superlative most overzealous)
  1. Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent. Synonyms: over-zealous Translations (too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent): overentusiastisk (Danish), übereifrig (German), överentusiastisk (Swedish), övernitisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-overzealous-en-adj-5pRrOLdz Categories (other): English adjectives prefixed with over-, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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