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Definition 2024


overzealously

overzealously

English

Adverb

overzealously (comparative more overzealously, superlative most overzealously)

  1. In an overzealous way; with excessive zeal.
    • 2007 July 3, Siobhan Roberts, “It Will Take More Than a Wolf to Blow One House Down”, in New York Times:
      Critics say a law designed to keep medical information confidential is being overzealously applied.