overanxious
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- overanxiety noun
- overanxiously adverb
- overanxiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of overanxious
Example Sentences
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“But I get stressed and overanxious. And the way I manifest that is I lecture somebody or I get in a fight. I’m not proud of that.”
From Los Angeles Times
I felt like we were overanxious parents that go to the doctor and then you get dismissed.
From BBC
When they arrived, their overanxious bus driver got so close to the building that the heat forced them to retreat some distance.
From Seattle Times
“The president probably saw that I was ready for the job and that I am somehow serene. I am not overanxious. I have to stay very calm.”
From New York Times
But his presence was charming, like an overanxious kid brother who nonetheless puts everyone at ease.
From New York Times
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