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单词 overearnest
释义

overearnest

adjective

over·​ear·​nest ˌō-vər-ˈər-nəst How to pronounce overearnest (audio)
: excessively earnest or serious
an overearnest scholar
an overearnest expression on his face
If we look back at our own lives, the people who have inspired and shaped us almost always turn out to be the "dull" ones: the thoughtful English teacher, the overearnest priest … Martin Townsend
overearnestly adverb
… its portrait of a young country trying overearnestly to connect with its Old World heritage was as poignant as it was humorous. Michael Upchurch
overearnestness noun
The film's first act drags on too long, so that by the time its fascinating third act arrives, we are slightly numbed by the overearnestness of the whole affair. Colin Dabkowski

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined above

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