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Overeager

Excessively eager, anxious, or excited.

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    Excessively eager, anxious, or excited.

    "He got a bad haircut from an overeager fellow who had just begun his career as a barber."

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eagerverbDesirous; keen to do or obtain something.

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eagerDesirous; keen to do or obtain something.
antsy(slang) Restless, apprehensive and fidgety.
overwillingverbExcessively willing; too keen.
overexuberantExcessively exuberant.
overvigorousExcessively vigorous.
overdesirousExcessively desirous.
overenthusiasticexcessively enthusiastic
overexcitedExcessively excited
overearnestExcessively earnest
overweeningUnduly confident; arrogant.
eagersome(rare) Characterised or marked by eagerness.
overactiveExcessively active.
overexpectantExcessively expectant; expecting too much.
overdesperateExcessively desperate.
overpassionateExcessively passionate.
overcovetousExcessively covetous.
overzealousToo zealous; too enthusiastic or fervent.
overkeenOverly keen.
overmuchExcessive.
overinterestedverbExcessively interested.

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