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
But on Friday, one overenthusiastic audience member's backing vocals during the big climax of I Will Always Love You led to a row, a scuffle - and a news story that blew up.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 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
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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