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over-anxious

over-anxious is the alternative form of overanxious.

Meaning of overanxious

Adjective

overanxious (comparative more overanxious, superlative most overanxious)

  1. Excessively anxious or nervous.
    • Overanxious and overmeticulous supervision is almost certain to result in discontinued homes or overly dependent Family Care therapists.1947, Magnolia G Culver, Family Care Program: A Handbook for Social Workers, Ohio State Reformatory Press, page 13

Forms of over-anxious

comparativemore over-anxious
superlativemost over-anxious

Questions about over-anxious

What is over-anxious the alternative form of?
Over-anxious is the alternative form of overanxious.

Words near over-anxious in the dictionary

  1. over-achievers
  2. over-age
  3. over-and-under
  4. over-and-unders
  5. over-Annie-over
  6. over-anxious
  7. over-approximate
  8. over-approximated
  9. over-approximates
  10. over-approximating
  11. over-approximation

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