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OVERZEALOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overzealous mean? 

OVERZEALOUS (adjective)
  The adjective OVERZEALOUS has 1 sense:

1. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or ideaplay

  Familiarity information: OVERZEALOUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERZEALOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

Synonyms:

fanatic; fanatical; overzealous; rabid

Context example:

rabid isolationist

Similar:

passionate (having or expressing strong emotions)


 Context examples 


Overzealous switching of these cells from the ‘pumping’ to the ‘repair’ mode can lead to atherosclerosis, resulting in the formation of ‘plaques’ in the blood vessels that block the blood flow.

(Observation of blood vessel cells changing function could lead to early detection of blocked arteries, University of Cambridge)

Stealing backward glances as he ran, he was always ready to whirl around and down the overzealous pursuer that outran his fellows.

(White Fang, by Jack London)



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