"overinterested" meaning in English

See overinterested in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overinterested [comparative], most overinterested [superlative]
Etymology: over- + interested Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|interested}} over- + interested Head templates: {{en-adj}} overinterested (comparative more overinterested, superlative most overinterested)
  1. Excessively interested.
    Sense id: en-overinterested-en-adj-l8iK3SpM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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