overeager

/ˈoʊvɚˌiɡɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

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adj

"He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber."
"Olivia’s dress was too formal, her lipstick was too bright, her hair was freshly trimmed, she was slightly too attentive in the way she looked at Jonathan, and the combined effect was overeager."

From over- + eager.

more overeager (comparative) most overeager (superlative)

overeagerly overeagerness

eager meager meagre seeger uyghur neger beleaguer eagre uneager zieger

Questions

How do you pronounce overeager?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚˌiɡɚ/.

What does overeager mean?

Excessively eager.

Where does overeager come from?

From over- + eager.

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