over-zealous
Adjective
Meaning
over-zealous (comparative more over-zealous, superlative most over-zealous)
Alternative spelling of overzealous
Examples
Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.
The job of the press is to speak truth to power. And yet, for doing our job, we are persecuted. I say that these aggressive and illegal tactics to silence us - inventing arbitrary legal interpretations, over-zealous charges and disproportionate sentences - must not be permitted to succeed.
The hotel also noted that the staff was over-zealous in delivering her luggage’s into her room without following due to procedures.
McConaughey's Van Zan in particular is a force of nature, chewing on every piece of scenery he can find in an incredibly over-zealous performance that makes him the undisputed highlight in a movie like where over the top is the order of the day.
Rather, he blames the Jewish War on what he calls "unrepresentative and over-zealous fanatics" among the Jews, who led the masses away from their traditional aristocratic leaders (like himself), with disastrous results.
The Middle East is synonymous with good food and over-zealous smokers.