overenthusiastic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“The market might be a little bit overenthusiastic of how quickly the supply side, particularly inventories, are going to stabilize,” said Bart Melek, global head of commodity strategy at TD Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“They do not want to be forced to do more simply because the market has become overenthusiastic about hikes.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
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
Ms. Holly shrugs, a frown clouding her face until Julie Zawacki, waving her hand like an overenthusiastic first grader, distracts her.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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