Definitions
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- adjective Passionate to excess.
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- adjective Excessively
passionate .
Etymologies
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over- + passionate
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Examples
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"Sometimes, Ron Paul supporters get a little overpassionate and maybe a little more shrill than what some might like," Mr. Benton says.
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Your blonde women are either too cold or overpassionate, -- I know, for my hair was as yellow as
The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol 1915
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I was probably a bit overpassionate by using that word.
NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL D. SHEAR 2011
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In an interview with Newsmaxx.com, Mr. Perry said that his remarks during last week's debate were "inappropriate" and that he had been "overpassionate" in his answer to the question.
NYT > Home Page By MICHAEL D. SHEAR 2011
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