overzealous
adjective
over·zeal·ous
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Definition of overzealous
: too zealous : having or showing too much zeal : excessively eager, enthusiastic, or fervent
overzealous parents overzealous workers … another version of the overzealous monitoring that has produced kids who leave for college without ever having crossed the street by themselves.— Peggy Orenstein The village saw the orders as unwarranted interference from an overzealous state bureaucracy and promptly appealed.— Joe Treen and S. Avery Brown
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That sparked a Twitter response from both sets of fans, who were jubilant to see the youngster demonstrate his goalscoring touch once again in west Yorkshire, despite some rather overzealous claims... — SI.com, "Eddie Nketiah: Twitter Reacts as Leeds' On Loan Arsenal Striker Nets Second Goal in as Many Games," 22 Aug. 2019 Any devoted audiobook listener can attest: Spending nine hours (or more) in the company of a terrible reader — a shrieker, mumbler, droner, tooth whistler or overzealous thespian — is an experience that can truly ruin a book. — Dallas News, "Don't let a bad reader ruin your audiobook experience: Here are recordings to savor — and to avoid," 20 Aug. 2019 Local organizations are still fighting the overzealous policing practices in St. Louis County that contributed to the violence visited upon black communities. — Brittany Packnett, Time, "How Ferguson Woke Us Up," 8 Aug. 2019 All of these just-right moments were cataloged by one overzealous Tumblr account. — Rory Satran, WSJ, "A Brief History of Viral Summer Trends, Starring the Leopard Midi Skirt," 10 July 2019 Ditto for her overzealous mother (Clémentine Célarié), obsessed only with her daughter's future baby. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Made in China': Film Review," 8 July 2019 There are overzealous prosecutors, then there are prosecutors overly intimidated by boldfaced defense counsel. — Rich Lowry, National Review, "Mistakes Were Made — Always in Jeffrey Epstein’s Favor," 13 Aug. 2019 But on the day Steele finally put his lengthy recruiting saga behind him, he could be forgiven for being a bit overzealous. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, "New USC Trojan Chris Steele learning the ropes at cornerback," 7 Aug. 2019 As former Bristol council member Jodi Zils Gagne spent her first days in federal prison this week, her husband put up a blog post accusing prosecutors and the FBI of being overzealous and calling the judge inept. — Don Stacom, courant.com, "Husband of imprisoned former councilor from Bristol: Judge was ‘inept’," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overzealous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for overzealous
overzealous
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of overzealous
: too eager or enthusiastic : too zealous
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