单词 | overeagerly |
释义 | overeagerlyadv. In an overeager manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adverb] > over-zealously overeagerlyc1475 overzealously1667 over-forwardly1669 the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adverb] > eagerly > over-eagerly or over-willingly overeagerlyc1475 overwillinglya1600 over-forwardly1669 c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 38 (MED) Þer for men schuld not tak þis word ouer egirly; þer for prestis flee fornicacioun. a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie vii. xvii, in Wks. (1662) 49 Of such nature, that to himself no man might over eagerly challenge them, without blushing. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. v. 199 Persueing them over-eagerly into Yorke. a1846 B. R. Haydon in T. Taylor Autobiogr. & Mem. B. R. Haydon (1926) iv. 43 I was paid attention to over-eagerly for a novelty. 1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Apr. 443/2 Let us not over-eagerly throw ourselves into the arms of this bewitching princess. 1957 R. Sender Before Noon i. 24 At once I said to Valentina, over-eagerly: ‘When Maruja arrives, don't talk to her.’ 2001 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 30 Cut to her oily, muscular male friend overeagerly applying sun cream to her wellrounded behind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1475 |
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