overeager

adjective

over·​ea·​ger ˌō-vər-ˈē-gər How to pronounce overeager (audio)
: excessively eager
an overeager look in her eyes
overeager young fans offered him anything they could find to autograph …Joe Coscarelli
During the Gold Rush, overeager miners actually dug up city streets in search of placer gold deposits.Lora J. Finnegan
overeagerly adverb
… its forthright portrait of a needy man, overeagerly pushing for his chance of happiness … Mark Shenton
overeagerness noun
What troubles me is the overeagerness to weigh in with the male side of every women's issue … Letty Cottin Pogrebin

Examples of overeager in a Sentence

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Internationally, the pushback against a seemingly overeager South Korean embrace of North Korean demands came from Vice President Mike Pence, who as the leader of the U.S. delegation sought to counter North Korea’s charm offensive with his own propaganda campaign. Scott Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2018 Yet the anxious, overeager French struggled to solve a U.S. team content to crowd its penalty area, lining up as many as six players along its back line. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024 As any European will tell you, presumably from under a funny hat and through a cloud of cigarette smoke, the U.S. squad is often overeager, overconfident and overmatched—a trifecta of traits that can be used to describe an awful lot of us. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 June 2024 But he’s been overeager in his first 18 plate appearances for the Rockies. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 15 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for overeager 

Word History

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overeager was in 1575

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“Overeager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overeager. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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