overenamored

adjective

over·​en·​am·​ored ˌō-vər-i-ˈna-mərd How to pronounce overenamored (audio)
variants or British overenamoured
: extremely or obsessively enamored
usually used with of or with
overenamored of discussion for its own sake.Winthrop R. Adkins
My parents were not overenamored of my ever more glamorous but, as they saw it, useless social life in London.Nicholas Haslam
… he was a little overenamored with himself and had become quite boastful …Cory Bouck

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overenamored was in 1622

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Cite this Entry

“Overenamored.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overenamored. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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