Meanings
adjectiveoverenthusiastic (comparative more overenthusiastic, superlative most overenthusiastic)
comparative more overenthusiastic · superlative most overenthusiastic
- excessively enthusiastic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveunduly enthusiastic
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishenthusiastic
- Englishoverenthusiastic
From over- + enthusiastic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Māori makitatanga
- makitatangatoo enthusiastic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with overenthusiastic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
overenthusiastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overenthusiastic
MLA
“overenthusiastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overenthusiastic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overenthusiastic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overenthusiastic.
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