overenthusiastic
adjective
over·en·thu·si·as·tic
ˌō-vər-in-ˌthü-zē-ˈa-stik 
-en-,
also -ˌthyü-
: having or showing an excessive degree of enthusiasm : overly enthusiastic
… was minding his own business at a computer conference when an apparently overenthusiastic fan gave him a kind of bear hug around the neck, which wrenched some vertebrae …—
Ron Rosenbaum and Marissa Martinelli
Ron Rosenbaum and Marissa MartinelliIndeed, he thinks many in the press and business community may be a little overenthusiastic about how soon many of these new technologies will have an impact.—Patricia Panchak
Patricia Panchak… he made an overenthusiastic lunge from the stage and tore cartilage in his knee.—Judith Jacklin Belushi
Judith Jacklin Belushi
overenthusiastically
adverb
… I played it willingly, throwing myself into it overenthusiastically because I had few prospects and little choice.
—Evangeline Henry
Evangeline Henry
Examples of overenthusiastic in a Sentence
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This is far from the first time that overenthusiastic Pokémon Go players have exasperated OpenStreetMap contributors.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 6 May 2024
We’ve all been unwittingly sprayed by large droplets of saliva from the mouth of an overenthusiastic talker.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
There’s even an overenthusiastic laugh track.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021
An overenthusiastic right foot can overpower the front tires and bring on understeer, but lifting off restores front-end traction immediately and bends the Scirocco into the turn.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
But that’s entirely a matter of passably sleek costuming, locations and cinematography, not to mention bombastically overenthusiastic soundtrack selections trying to force-inject adrenalin into lackluster proceedings.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
When inflamed, their efforts become overenthusiastic and destructive.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022
Letting the problem-solving part of the trip overwhelm the joy can be a real danger, though, and being overenthusiastic about getting things done can end up creating tension if parents are reluctant or don’t see the problem the same way.
—New York Times, 21 May 2021
This may have been related to the overenthusiastic use of cleaning products and other dangerous practices in the name of preventing illness.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 6 May 2024
We’ve all been unwittingly sprayed by large droplets of saliva from the mouth of an overenthusiastic talker.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
There’s even an overenthusiastic laugh track.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2021
An overenthusiastic right foot can overpower the front tires and bring on understeer, but lifting off restores front-end traction immediately and bends the Scirocco into the turn.
—Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
But that’s entirely a matter of passably sleek costuming, locations and cinematography, not to mention bombastically overenthusiastic soundtrack selections trying to force-inject adrenalin into lackluster proceedings.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Mar. 2023
When inflamed, their efforts become overenthusiastic and destructive.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022
Letting the problem-solving part of the trip overwhelm the joy can be a real danger, though, and being overenthusiastic about getting things done can end up creating tension if parents are reluctant or don’t see the problem the same way.
—New York Times, 21 May 2021
This may have been related to the overenthusiastic use of cleaning products and other dangerous practices in the name of preventing illness.
—Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
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“Overenthusiastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overenthusiastic. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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