overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But if Enrigue is perhaps overenthusiastic about his subjects, it is surely to his readers’ benefit.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024
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
In a recently published book, Shirk argues that Xi’s centralized power and top-down pressure on officials pushes cadres toward overenthusiastic praise and over-compliance with Xi’s objectives, which can lead to policy mistakes.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
The idea, however, “was an overzealous, overenthusiastic response to a brilliant discovery,” Sutherland says.
From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2020
“Indeed, Holmesy, however does one bear the pain of overenthusiastic servants?”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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