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Meanings of overzealous in English
Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
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Examples for "fanatic"
Examples for "fanatic"
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You see, I was no longer a pro; I was a fanatic.
2
In religion he was a fanatic; he was a demented fanatic now.
3
That's exactly what New York collector and Ferrari fanatic Peter Kalikow did.
4
The guiding spirit of that group was a fanatic of social revolution.
5
By any reasonable definition of the word, that made him a fanatic.
1
Some fanatical antigay group that decided to make an example of him?
2
Along the route, she was captured by fanatical great cats of Olborn.
3
But the fanatical core of any group in society is, well, fanatical.
4
The Syrian army is as fanatical as the hordes of the Mahdi.
5
Rose is a very efficient worker and quite fanatical about her baby.
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I don't see you as a rabid socialist by nature, Daniel said.
2
When did you stop paying as rabid attention as you used to?
3
I warned him about rabid coons, but he ignored me, of course.
4
A woman was addressing the rabid conspirators in tones of deadly earnestness.
5
Bannon was viewed as the administration's conduit to Trump's rabid political base.
Usage of overzealous in English
1
They're stylists known for being overzealous with chemicals, hot combs and shears.
2
Not very long since he had missed a promotion by being overzealous.
3
The nife commander, fresh from the cocoon, was overconfident, overzealous and talkative.
4
It might have been put in there by an overzealous spam filter.
5
One mistake, one overzealous stroke, would render it useless as a spearhead.
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With suspicious cops and an overzealous Nix, they couldn't be too careful.
7
They sent Sterling Hopkins, a vainglorious, witless, overzealous wight, to rearrest Maloney.
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He might even be able to blame it on overzealous white shirts.
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Narcissus would be very angry if someone became overzealous in his club.
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Yet another young Black male, swiftly killed by overzealous white police officers.
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Ms Nokes' actions are overzealous and certainly not acceptable in a democratic society.
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A Constitution that serves one purpose, to protect us from an overzealous government.
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Others insist that overzealous fanboys swipe the roadster's tags every time they're mounted.
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Perhaps unfairly, he has become the template for the modern, overzealous athlete father.
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Combine this condition with overzealous drivers, and intersections easily become gridlocked.
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An overzealous imam, for instance, sees dangers to Muslims lurking everywhere.
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