overjealous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌoʊvɚˈdʒɛləs/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
excessively jealous or possessive

His overjealous demands eventually drove his partner away.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · excessively jealous or... possessiveoverprotectivesuspiciousclingycontrolling

Opposites

trusting indifferent detached

Word family

Related forms jealous jealousy zealous

Etymology

From over- ('excessively') plus jealous, from Old French jalos, from Late Latin zelosus ('full of zeal'), from Greek zēlos ('zeal, jealousy').

zēlosus Latin zêlos Ancient Greek

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# overjealous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈdʒɛləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛləs/

## Meanings
1. excessively jealous or possessive

## Examples
- His overjealous demands eventually drove his partner away.

## Synonyms
- possessive
- overprotective
- suspicious
- clingy
- controlling

## Antonyms
- trusting
- indifferent
- detached

## Related Forms
- jealous
- jealousy
- zealous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: zēlosus
- Root: zêlos

## Etymology
From over- ('excessively') plus jealous, from Old French jalos, from Late Latin zelosus ('full of zeal'), from Greek zēlos ('zeal, jealousy').

## AI Etymology
Overjealous is from over- ('excessively') plus jealous, from Old French jalos, from Late Latin zelosus ('full of zeal'), from Greek zēlos ('zeal, jealousy'). Important recorded forms include zēlosus (Latin) and zêlos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers excessively jealous or possessive. The wider family includes related words such as jealous, jealousy, and zealous.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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