overanxious
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- overanxiety noun
- overanxiously adverb
- overanxiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of overanxious
Example Sentences
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I felt like we were overanxious parents that go to the doctor and then you get dismissed.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022
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 • Sep. 10, 2021
I’m not overanxious about the very idea of “using” a child to make a statement.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2018
Conlan appeared a bit overanxious from the opening bell, loading up on his punches and missing his target more often than not, sometimes wildly.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2017
The scene was so entirely a realization of her worst fears that she sensed that her overanxious imagination had projected the figures onto the packed spines of books.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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