"overeagerly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more overeagerly [comparative], most overeagerly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English overegreli, ouer egirly, equivalent to overeager + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overegreli}} Middle English overegreli, {{suf|en|overeager|ly|id2=adverbial}} overeager + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} overeagerly (comparative more overeagerly, superlative most overeagerly)
  1. In an overeager manner.
    Sense id: en-overeagerly-en-adv-GelsAv1M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)

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