: too zealous: having or showing too much zeal: excessively eager, enthusiastic, or fervent
overzealous parents
overzealous workers
… another version of the overzealous monitoring that has produced kids who leave for college without ever having crossed the street by themselves. Peggy Orenstein
The village saw the orders as unwarranted interference from an overzealous state bureaucracy and promptly appealed. Joe Treen and S. Avery Brown
overzealouslyadverb
… has been frequently accused by its critics of acting recklessly, overzealously, and even, at times, illegally. Steve Lustgarden
overzealousnessnoun
Jewell was annoyed that press descriptions of him always emphasized his "overzealousness"; he considers himself a man of details. Marie Brenner
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebOthers posit that long Covid might arise when the body’s overzealous response to infection knocks the immune response off-kilter, inducing autoimmune disease. Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 Our research on prosecuting world leaders finds that both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions can undermine democracy. Morgan Wack, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022 Both parties have said their clients are merely tough talkers who were frustrated by COVID-19 restrictions before they were pushed by overzealous FBI informants and undercover agents. Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2022 Their brows grew untouched and outside the reach of waxers’ overzealous hands. Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 9 Aug. 2022 Led by Robert Modlin, the Klein Professor of Dermatology at UCLA, a team of researchers found overzealous and underperforming immune cells. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 23 July 2022 The picturesque covered bridge in suburban Long Grove has once again been struck by an overzealous motorist in an oversized vehicle. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2022 But overzealous political prosecution is more likely, and potentially more damaging, in emerging democracies where courts and other public institutions may be insufficiently independent from politics. Morgan Wack, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022 In the worst cases, their programs aren’t sufficiently funded or lack the authority to push back on overzealous salespeople. Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 16 June 2022 See More