overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
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The Game 3 finale was disrupted by a fan interference call—what is it with overenthusiastic Yankee fans and outfield walls—but the result was hard to dispute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“They do not want to be forced to do more simply because the market has become overenthusiastic about hikes.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
He did Norwegian and Irish accents in respective sketches about overenthusiastic actors in a Nordic film and one modeled after Liam Neeson’s “Taken” films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
But if Enrigue is perhaps overenthusiastic about his subjects, it is surely to his readers’ benefit.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
“Indeed, Holmesy, however does one bear the pain of overenthusiastic servants?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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