overanxious
excessively anxious.
Origin of overanxious
1Other words from overanxious
- o·ver·anx·i·e·ty [oh-ver-ang-zahy-i-tee], /ˈoʊ vər æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti/, o·ver·anx·ious·ness, noun
- o·ver·anx·ious·ly, adverb
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How to use overanxious in a sentence
That kind of slightly over-anxious, wrapping up of objects in connoisseurship brings me out in hives.
The Writer and the Potter: Edmund De Waal on his New York Debut | Iain Millar | September 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLeft alone, he began to speculate perpetually about himself, to brood over anxious guesses.
Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton MackenzieTheir aunt, with her two favourites at home, was not over-anxious.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) RobinsonWe should learn not to try too hard, or be over anxious about work.
The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchyHe is over-anxious; he is demoralising in his fits of gloom, but all the burden of the host hangs on him—sipeneuse est ma via.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
Perhaps her fears were groundless, and she was over-anxious; and then, perhaps, Daisy really needed immediate medical aid.
Ruth Hall | Fanny Fern
British Dictionary definitions for overanxious
/ (ˌəʊvərˈæŋkʃəs, -ˈæŋʃəs) /
excessively worried, tense, or uneasy
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