overanxious

overanxious
overanxious [{{t}}‚əʊvər'æŋkʃəs]
adjective
(a) (worried) trop inquiet(ète);
don't be overanxious about the exam ne vous inquiétez pas trop au sujet de l'examen
(b) (keen)
he did not seem overanxious to meet her il n'avait pas l'air tellement pressé de faire sa connaissance;
she is overanxious to please elle est trop désireuse ou soucieuse de plaire

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  • Overanxious — O ver*anx ious, a. Anxious in an excessive or needless degree. {O ver*anx ious*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overanxious — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overanxious — (adj.) from OVER (Cf. over) + ANXIOUS (Cf. anxious). A hybrid word introduced by novelist Samuel Richardson (1689 1761) in Pamela. Related: Overanxiously; overanxiousness …   Etymology dictionary

  • overanxious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively anxious. DERIVATIVES overanxiety noun …   English terms dictionary

  • overanxious — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • overanxious — overanxiety /oh veuhr ang zuy i tee/, overanxiousness, n. overanxiously, adv. /oh veuhr angk sheuhs, ang /, adj. excessively anxious. [1735 45; OVER + ANXIOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • overanxious — adjective excessively anxious or nervous …   Wiktionary

  • overanxious — Synonyms and related words: agitated, all overish, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, at fever pitch, bothered, concerned, delirious, disquieted, disturbed, fanatical, fearful, febrile, feverish, foreboding, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious …   Moby Thesaurus

  • overanxious — o·ver anx·ious || ‚əʊvÉ™(r)É™r æŋkfÉ™s adj. excessively fearful; worrying excessively …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overanxious — adjective excessively anxious. Derivatives overanxiety noun overanxiously adverb …   English new terms dictionary

  • overanxious — o′ver•anx′ious adj …   From formal English to slang

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