overeager

British  

/ ˌəʊvərˈiːɡə /

adjective

1. excessively eager or keen

   overeager supporters

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Example Sentences

That’s when the Alabama defense dialed up a secret plan of its own—designed especially to capitalize on an overeager offense.

From The Wall Street Journal

The overeager holiday helper — that perennial character in the Thanksgiving tableau.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times