overjealous

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overjealous

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From Middle English overgelous, equivalent to over- + jealous.

adjective more overjealous · most overjealous

Excessively jealous.

adjective

misspelling Misspelling of overzealous

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"overjealous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overjealous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"overjealous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overjealous.

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@misc{overjealous_2026,
  title = {overjealous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overjealous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}