overeager
overeager · more overeager · most overeager
Excessively eagerExcessively eager.
US/ˈoʊvɚˌiɡɚ/
» A woman whose tongue grew out of the roof of her mouth soon found herself surrounded by overeager linguists.
Meaning
1 sensesExcessively eager.
He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber.
excessively eager
Examples
1 sentencesA woman whose tongue grew out of the roof of her mouth soon found herself surrounded by overeager linguists.
Origin
From over- + eager.From over- + eager.
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Forms
more overeager, most overeager| Comparative | more overeager Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most overeager Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form