overeager

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Definition of overeager in English English dictionary

Excessively eager, anxious, or excited

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

Too eager; too impatient

{s} eager to an exaggerated extent; too eager, overly desirous

excessively eager; "overeager in his pursuit of the girl

Hyphenation

o·ver·ea·ger

Turkish pronunciation

ōvırigır

Pronunciation

/ˈōvərˌēgər/ /ˈoʊvɜrˌiːɡɜr/

Etymology

(prefix.) over- +‎ eager