Overzealous is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for OVERZEALOUS in dictionary:

ADJECTIVE:
• excessively zealous
• Too zealous.
• marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
• too zealous in one's attitude or behaviour

Words related to OVERZEALOUS

overzealously28

Words that contain OVERZEALOUS

overzealously28 overzealousness27 overzealousnesses29

How to use OVERZEALOUS in a sentence

• Occasionally the gendarmes capture a young and over-zealous offender, but the old men, who have followed the business all their lives, are too wary for them.
• He made an over-zealous effort to ingratiate himself with a section of the Goan society and failed miserably.
• I need scarcely observe, that from the rigid silence vowed and practised, the order of La Trappe includes no females in its over-zealous ordinances.
• Come here and let me dust this over your nose and chin, while I breathe a prayer of thanks that I have no overzealous husband near to forbid me the use of a bit of powder.
• The weakness of over-zealous friends is often more prejudicial than the most violent efforts of professed enemies.
• This attack upon dissenting academies was published at an unfortunate time, when the public mind was inflamed by the intolerance of overzealous churchmen.
• Some over-zealous subordinate might attempt a coup on his own and spoil everything.
• The indiscretions committed by some of its over-zealous followers, who had arrived in Constantinople, no doubt, aggravated an already acute situation.
• A few over-zealous officials have placed some obstacles in our way.
• But in a lodge where one of these injudicious and over-zealous Brethren is present, how different is the scene.
• Again the public came to know George Washington, not by his own words, but by those attributed to him by an overzealous stylist-pedant.
• Wilton realized that he was cornered, and hoping that Shuffles would not be over-zealous in the discharge of his duty, directed his course towards the opening of the cove.
• Miss Lucinda had been over-zealous, and the result was that of copper in sunshine.
• The proceeding was promptly disavowed and the overzealous official recalled.

Similar words containing OVERZEALOU without suffix s

overzealously28 overzealousness27 overzealousnesses29

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