Over-zealous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of overzealous. alt-of, alternative

    "Long afterward I learned that I was shadowed for six months by Secret Service men in the fear that I might be assaulted by some over-zealous union man. Of this I was not aware at the time, or I should have taken steps to have prevented it."

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"Long afterward I learned that I was shadowed for six months by Secret Service men in the fear that I might be assaulted by some over-zealous union man. Of this I was not aware at the time, or I should have taken steps to have prevented it."

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