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Definition of Overjealous
1. Adjective. Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival. "A jealous lover"
Definition of Overjealous
1. a. Excessively jealous; too jealous.
Definition of Overjealous
1. Adjective. Excessively jealous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overjealous
Literary usage of Overjealous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections of the Maine Historical Society by Maine Historical Society (1891)
"It is, therefore, necessary that the people should keep a watchful, not overjealous
eye on their rulers, and that they should give all due encouragement to ..."
2. The Pictorial History of England: Being a History of the People, as Well as by George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane (1848)
"... all foreigners whatsoever, and all servants "I the government, were not only
unpalatable to William, but overjealous, and in some respects unwise. ..."
3. Catullus by Gaius Valerius Catullus (1893)
"... that after all Lesbia ~- not his wife, and, therefore, he ought rather to be
grateful for tie favors he does receive than to be overjealous of others. ..."
4. Over Here by Edgar Albert Guest (1918)
"... A little overjealous of the one who'd share his life; But the girl he left
behind him when he bravely marched away Has blossomed into beauty that we see ..."
5. The Disciplines of Liberty: The Faith and Conduct of the Christian Freeman by Willard Learoyd Sperry (1921)
"... of this fearless conviction as to the final meanings of the character of Christ.
No false loyalty to the Jesus of history, no overjealous doctrine ..."
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