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over-zealous

Adjective

Meaning

over-zealous (comparative more over-zealous, superlative most over-zealous)

Alternative spelling of overzealous

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety. Edmund Burke

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. Sara Harrison

The hotel also noted that the staff was over-zealous in delivering her luggage’s into her room without following due to procedures. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

The Middle East is synonymous with good food and over-zealous smokers. Source: Internet

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