overjealous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English overgelous, equivalent to over- + jealous.
Adjective
[edit]overjealous (comparative more overjealous, superlative most overjealous)
- Excessively jealous.
Adjective
[edit]overjealous
- Misspelling of overzealous.
References
[edit]- “overjealous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.