overearnest
adjective
over·ear·nest
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Definition of overearnest
: excessively earnest or serious
an overearnest scholar an overearnest expression on his face If we look back at our own lives, the people who have inspired and shaped us almost always turn out to be the "dull" ones: the thoughtful English teacher, the overearnest priest …— Martin Townsend
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