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overanxious

[ oh-ver-angk-shuh s, -ang- ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈæŋk ʃəs, -ˈæŋ- /

adjective

excessively anxious.

Origin of overanxious

First recorded in 1735–45; over- + anxious

OTHER WORDS FROM overanxious

o·ver·anx·i·e·ty

[oh-ver-ang-zahy-i-tee] /ˈoʊ vər æŋˈzaɪ ɪ ti/, o·ver·anx·ious·ness, noun o·ver·anx·ious·ly, adverb

Words nearby overanxious

overactive, overage, overaggressive, overall, overambitious, overanxious, overanxious disorder, overarch, overarching, overarm, overate

Example sentences from the Web for over-anxious

That kind of slightly over-anxious, wrapping up of objects in connoisseurship brings me out in hives.

The Writer and the Potter: Edmund De Waal on his New York Debut |Iain Millar |September 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Tut, tut, my dear; you are over-anxious, and forget that young men all have a few wild oats to sow.

Silver Pitchers: and Independence |Louisa May Alcott
If I understand you aright, you are not over-anxious he should come back with the answer.

Tony Butler |Charles James Lever
Their aunt, with her two favourites at home, was not over-anxious.

Emily Bront |A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson

I had grown too fastidious, over-anxious, nervous, and fidgety.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 |Various
But Helen was neither of the case-hardened philosophic, or the naturally obtuse-feeling class; she belonged to the over-anxious.

Helen |Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for over-anxious

overanxious

/ (ˌəʊvərˈæŋkʃəs, -ˈæŋʃəs) /

adjective

excessively worried, tense, or uneasy