overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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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
Going into the Poste House pub, the contest was paused on the big screen, apparently because the landlady was fed up with one overenthusiastic superfan.
From BBC • May 14, 2023
Maintaining as much mystery as possible has become essential to keeping overenthusiastic tourists away from Methuselah and trees like it.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
He likened Mr. Milton to an overenthusiastic parent who brags about his child.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
“Indeed, Holmesy, however does one bear the pain of overenthusiastic servants?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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