overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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She said he had failed to take action to "rectify the overenthusiastic impression" given by then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock about the ability of the department to deal with the pandemic.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
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
He likened Mr. Milton to an overenthusiastic parent who brags about his child.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022
The idea, however, “was an overzealous, overenthusiastic response to a brilliant discovery,” Sutherland says.
From Scientific American • Jun. 22, 2020
Janine had been overenthusiastic, which sometimes has the force of a denial.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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