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overwilling

overwilling adjective: excessively willing; too keen.

Adjective

overwilling (comparative more overwilling, superlative most overwilling)

  1. Excessively willing; too keen.
    • His detractors accused him of being overwilling to assuage Moscow in his desire to salvage détente, an effort, embraced by West Germany and France, to ensure peace through stronger political and economic ties with Moscow.2015 November 10, Jonathan Kandell, “Helmut Schmidt, Assertive West German Chancellor, Dies at 96”, in New York Times

Forms of overwilling

comparativemore overwilling
superlativemost overwilling

Origin of overwilling

From over- + willing.

Words formed from overwilling

Questions about overwilling

What does overwilling mean?
Overwilling means excessively willing; too keen.
What part of speech is overwilling?
Overwilling is an adjective.

Words near overwilling in the dictionary

  1. overwidening
  2. overwidens
  3. overwidth
  4. overwield
  5. overwild
  6. overwilling
  7. overwillingly
  8. overwily
  9. overwin
  10. overwind
  11. overwinded

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