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o⋅ver⋅anx⋅ious

  [oh-ver-angk-shuhs, -ang-]
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–adjective
excessively anxious.
Origin:
1735–45; over- + anxious

Related forms:
o⋅ver⋅anx⋅i⋅e⋅ty  [oh-ver-ang-zahy-i-tee] , o⋅ver⋅anx⋅ious⋅ness, noun
o⋅ver⋅anx⋅ious⋅ly, adverb
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o·ver·anx·ious   (ō'vər-āngk'shəs, -āng'shəs)   
adj.  Anxious to an excessive degree.
o'ver·anx·i'e·ty (-āng-zī'ĭ-tē), o'ver·anx'ious·ness (-āngk'shəs-nĭs, -āng'-) n., o'ver·anx'ious·ly adv.
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