overjealous
overjealous · more overjealous · most overjealous
Excessively jealousExcessively jealous.
Meaning
1 sensesExcessively jealous.
More definitions
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
Origin
From Middle English overgelous, equivalent to over- + jealous.From Middle English overgelous, equivalent to over- + jealous.
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Forms
more overjealous, most overjealous| Comparative | more overjealous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most overjealous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival:jealousgreen-eyed
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form