adj
Meaning 1
Excessively earnest
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an overearnest college student
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overearnest
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English earnest English overearnest From over- + earnest.