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übereifrig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fulsome adj Excessive and tasteless, going further than good manners allow.
  • 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 Excessive and tasteless, going further than good manners allow.
  2. adj Praising someone so heavily that it sounds insincere.
  3. adj Generous and plentiful in amount.
  4. adj Fully grown or developed.
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