overeageradj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈiːɡə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈiɡər/

Forms: see over- prefix and eager adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, eager adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + eager adj. Compare earlier overeagerly adv.

Too eager, excessively eager or keen.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] > over-zealous

overeager1575

overforward1584

overzealousa1628

rabid1820

over-enthusiastic1857

try-hard1983

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > eager > over-eager or over-willing

overeager1575

overforward1584

overwilling1595

crazy1826

try-hard1983

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 333 [She] feedeth so greedily vpon it by reason she was kept ouereager and sharp.

1684 J. Goodman Winter-evening Conf. i. 21 Extravagance in the more modest and private, but over eager pursuits of these recreations [sc. games of chance].

1702 W. Penn More Fruits of Solitude §76. 30 Nor yet be over-eager in pursuit of any Thing; for the Mercurial too often happen to leave Judgment behind them.

a1720 Duke of Buckingham Trag. of Marcus Brutus iii. i, in Wks. (1740) 353 Ambition over-eager, checks at nothing.

1858 Harper's Mag. Apr. 705/2 Our strong-minded women, who are over-eager for balloting and for abolishing slavery.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 276 Over-eager for the cause of justice.

1911 Z. Grey Young Pitcher xiv. 167 We're all on edge, and being drawn down so fine we may be over-eager. Force that back. It doesn't matter if we make misplays.

1973 H. Gruppe Truxton Cipher (1974) xvii. 175 Your friend Harry knows..too much. He was overeager to get me out of the way.

2002 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 6 Feb. From Hell (18) is almost unwatchable, forged from the unholy trinity of bad acting, bad scripting and overeager direction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overeager
释义	overeageradj. Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈiːɡə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈiɡər/ Forms: see over- prefix and eager adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, eager adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + eager adj. Compare earlier overeagerly adv. Too eager, excessively eager or keen. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] > over-zealous overeager1575 overforward1584 overzealousa1628 rabid1820 over-enthusiastic1857 try-hard1983 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > eager > over-eager or over-willing overeager1575 overforward1584 overwilling1595 crazy1826 try-hard1983 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 333 [She] feedeth so greedily vpon it by reason she was kept ouereager and sharp. 1684 J. Goodman Winter-evening Conf. i. 21 Extravagance in the more modest and private, but over eager pursuits of these recreations [sc. games of chance]. 1702 W. Penn More Fruits of Solitude §76. 30 Nor yet be over-eager in pursuit of any Thing; for the Mercurial too often happen to leave Judgment behind them. a1720 Duke of Buckingham Trag. of Marcus Brutus iii. i, in Wks. (1740) 353 Ambition over-eager, checks at nothing. 1858 Harper's Mag. Apr. 705/2 Our strong-minded women, who are over-eager for balloting and for abolishing slavery. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 276 Over-eager for the cause of justice. 1911 Z. Grey Young Pitcher xiv. 167 We're all on edge, and being drawn down so fine we may be over-eager. Force that back. It doesn't matter if we make misplays. 1973 H. Gruppe Truxton Cipher (1974) xvii. 175 Your friend Harry knows..too much. He was overeager to get me out of the way. 2002 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 6 Feb. From Hell (18) is almost unwatchable, forged from the unholy trinity of bad acting, bad scripting and overeager direction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1575
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