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adjectivetoo zealous: overzealous for reform. Origin of overzealousFirst recorded in 1625–35; over- + zealous OTHER WORDS FROM overzealouso·ver·zeal·ous·ly, adverbo·ver·zeal·ous·ness, nounWords nearby overzealousoverwore, overwork, overworn, overwrite, overwrought, overzealous, Oveta, Ovett, ovi-, ovicidal, ovicide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overzealousAnd an overzealous medical professional, hoping to safeguard against malpractice, can also be a cause of unneeded procedure. Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?|Dale Eisinger|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST What you least desire can happen, particularly when the passion of a goal results in overzealous actions. Presidents Never Can Seem to Learn to Stop Overreaching|Stuart Stevens|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Both McCauley and the glowing plant team worry that overzealous regulation could kill the nascent DIY Bio movement. Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate|Josh Dzieza|August 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST An overzealous (and yes, probably liberal) IRS lawyer overreacted to this flood of applications. More Details on IRS Approvals|Michael Tomasky|June 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was viewed as an overzealous evangelical Christian who at least was tough on crime, and kept the guerrillas in check. Trial of an American Ally: Ghosts of Foreign Policy Past in Guatemala|Constantino Diaz-Duran|March 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST The proceeding was promptly disavowed and the overzealous official recalled. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Grover Cleveland Such are the facts which overzealous persons have magnified into permanent scenes. Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various Overzealous culturists usually like to turn things around, but revolving cliffs are not in the natural order of things. The Fern Lover's Companion|George Henry Tilton What else can Simon think but that his friend was killed by some overzealous protector of mine? The Saracen: Land of the Infidel|Robert Shea Overzealous would-be almoners of desired bounties press special claims with deferential yet impertinent persistence. Oswald Langdon|Carson Jay Lee
British Dictionary definitions for overzealousCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overzealoussympathetic, unjust, biased, sectarian, one-sided, restless, fidgety, demonstrative, impulsive, high-strung, fiery, hysterical, skittish, temperamental, excitable, blind, exclusive, partial, colored, fanatic |