adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Excessively eager.

   "He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber."

Adjective

1. 1
   excessively eager wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

accident proneaccident-proneat fever pitchbreakneckcarelessdelirious

Example

More examples

"A woman whose tongue grew out of the roof of her mouth soon found herself surrounded by overeager linguists."

Etymology

From over- + eager.

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