"overeager" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-overeager.ogg [US] Forms: more overeager [comparative], most overeager [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːɡə(ɹ) Etymology: over- + eager Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|eager|pos=adjective}} over- + eager Head templates: {{en-adj}} overeager (comparative more overeager, superlative most overeager)
  1. Excessively eager. Translations (Translations): makitatanga (Maori), kaiwhiti (Maori)
    Sense id: en-overeager-en-adj-R8aruYOH Categories (other): English adjectives prefixed with over-, English entries with incorrect language header

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