overfond

adjective

over·​fond ˌō-vər-ˈfänd 

: excessively fond

Gossips opined only that he was no intellectual and was overfond of whiskey.

—Dorothy Cummings

… some members bridle at hearing the Senate reproached for being overfond of the pork barrel.

—John Newhouse

overfondness noun

… the writer's overfondness for what he may imagine is cleverness …

—Ellen Ullman

… gout, brought on by an overfondness for Emmental cheese …

—Michael Simkins

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined above