overjealous C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˌoʊvɚˈdʒɛləs/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj excessively jealous or possessive His overjealous demands eventually drove his partner away. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · excessively jealous or... possessiveoverprotectivesuspiciousclingycontrolling ↔ Opposites trustingindifferentdetached Word family Related forms jealousjealousyzealous Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Grammar & Function Words - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown