overeager

/ ˌəʊvərˈiːɡə /

adjective

1. excessively eager or keen

   overeager supporters

Example Sentences

At trial, Sexton’s attorney portrayed him as an “overeager kid” trying to help the FBI, a low-ranking jailer who exaggerated his importance in the scheme.

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I was amused at what I had underlined as an overeager student, always on the lookout for the explanatory phrase.

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But combining Chester Cheetah, the animated spokesperson for Cheetos, with an overeager pitchman for Flamin’ Hot Preparation H produces a gasp-inducing escalation and ending that is as gross as it is hysterical.

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Shelley is overeager and desperate; he just lacks Jimmy’s/Saul’s imagination and gumption.

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As a headliner, you can get darker or sillier because the crowd is there for you, but do you worry about getting cheap laughs from overeager fans?

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