"overattentive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: overattentive [positive], more overattentive [comparative], most overattentive [superlative]
Etymology: over- + attentive Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|attentive}} over- + attentive Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An overattentive person is someone who is excessively attentive.
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