ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overeagerness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Overeagerness is a noun meaning The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.

Meaning

The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.

Example Sentences

In her review of Christopher Benfey’s “Summer of Hummingbirds” (May 4), Laura Miller characterizes Benfey as having “a conspiracy theorist’s overeagerness in spying out connections.”

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overenthusiasm, overearnestness, overexcitement, overageness, overeffusiveness, overweeningness.

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