- overanxious
- ,o·ver'anx·ious || ‚əʊvə(r)ər'æŋkfəs adj. excessively fearful; worrying excessively
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Overanxious — O ver*anx ious, a. Anxious in an excessive or needless degree. {O ver*anx ious*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overanxious — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overanxious — (adj.) from OVER (Cf. over) + ANXIOUS (Cf. anxious). A hybrid word introduced by novelist Samuel Richardson (1689 1761) in Pamela. Related: Overanxiously; overanxiousness … Etymology dictionary
overanxious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively anxious. DERIVATIVES overanxiety noun … English terms dictionary
overanxious — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
overanxious — overanxiety /oh veuhr ang zuy i tee/, overanxiousness, n. overanxiously, adv. /oh veuhr angk sheuhs, ang /, adj. excessively anxious. [1735 45; OVER + ANXIOUS] * * * … Universalium
overanxious — adjective excessively anxious or nervous … Wiktionary
overanxious — Synonyms and related words: agitated, all overish, anxious, anxioused up, apprehensive, at fever pitch, bothered, concerned, delirious, disquieted, disturbed, fanatical, fearful, febrile, feverish, foreboding, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious … Moby Thesaurus
overanxious — adjective excessively anxious. Derivatives overanxiety noun overanxiously adverb … English new terms dictionary
overanxious — o′ver•anx′ious adj … From formal English to slang
