Definition of "overeager" []

• Excessively eager; too ardent or impatient. (adjective)

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• "LAQUER: Oh, he always knew and associated himself with what is called overeager assistants -- he could have written one line, he could have pressed one button and the thing would have stopped, but he never did."
• "He couldn't stop looking at her and was starting to feel stupid about it, like he was some kind of overeager schoolboy in the presence of his first girlfriend."
• "How many producers will actually remix a remix, and how often do people pay that kind of overeager editing any mind?"