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übereifrig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fulsome adj Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  • overzealous adj Too eager or enthusiastic, often to an unhelpful or excessive degree.

Senses

übereifrig is used for these senses in English:

  • fulsome Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  • gung ho (informal, often, derogatory) Overly enthusiastic or energetic.
  • officious (obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
  • overzealous Too zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.

fulsome — full definition

  1. adj Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  2. adj Excessively flattering (connoting insincerity).
  3. adj Characterised or marked by fullness; abundant, copious.
  4. adj Fully developed; mature.

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