overzealous

[ oh-ver-zel-uh s ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈzɛl əs /

too zealous: overzealous for reform.

Origin of overzealous

First recorded in 1625–35; over- + zealous

o·ver·zeal·ous·ly, adverb o·ver·zeal·ous·ness, noun

overwore, overwork, overworn, overwrite, overwrought, overzealous, oveta, ovett, ovi-, ovicidal, ovicide

And an overzealous medical professional, hoping to safeguard against malpractice, can also be a cause of unneeded procedure.

Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer? |Dale Eisinger |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What you least desire can happen, particularly when the passion of a goal results in overzealous actions.

Presidents Never Can Seem to Learn to Stop Overreaching |Stuart Stevens |November 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Both McCauley and the glowing plant team worry that overzealous regulation could kill the nascent DIY Bio movement.

Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate |Josh Dzieza |August 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
An overzealous (and yes, probably liberal) IRS lawyer overreacted to this flood of applications.

More Details on IRS Approvals |Michael Tomasky |June 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He was viewed as an overzealous evangelical Christian who at least was tough on crime, and kept the guerrillas in check.

Trial of an American Ally: Ghosts of Foreign Policy Past in Guatemala |Constantino Diaz-Duran |March 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The proceeding was promptly disavowed and the overzealous official recalled.

A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |Grover Cleveland
Such are the facts which overzealous persons have magnified into permanent scenes.

Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871 |Various
Overzealous culturists usually like to turn things around, but revolving cliffs are not in the natural order of things.

The Fern Lover's Companion |George Henry Tilton
What else can Simon think but that his friend was killed by some overzealous protector of mine?

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
Overzealous would-be almoners of desired bounties press special claims with deferential yet impertinent persistence.

Oswald Langdon |Carson Jay Lee

overzealous

/ (ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs) /

excessively zealous