Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Excessively jealous; too jealous.
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- adjective Excessively
jealous .
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- adjective suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
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Examples
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That is it, I have had enough of our overjealous politicians creating rule after rule about what we can and can not do,… I am moving to China.
SA Internet Forum Rules Are Chilling, Unworkable | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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First off, i hav to be honest wiv yu, we guys can sometimes be overjealous.
Wahala! princesa 2007
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A little overjealous of the one who'd share his life;
Over Here 1920
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It's not unfair to use Edward Cullen as an example of the supersizing of the alpha male because this overjealous, control hungry male dominates the adult romance genre.
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary 2008
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It's not unfair to use Edward Cullen as an example of the supersizing of the alpha male because this overjealous, control hungry male dominates the adult romance genre.
Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary 2008
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