overzealous
adjective/ˌoʊvərˈzɛləs/
Frequency rank: #17,149 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Too eager or enthusiastic, especially in enforcing rules or beliefs.
Example sentence
The security guard was overzealous and checked every bag three times.
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