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overabstract

overabstract adjective: excessively abstract.

Adjective

overabstract (comparative more overabstract, superlative most overabstract)

  1. Excessively abstract.

Verb

overabstract (third-person singular simple present overabstracts, present participle overabstracting, simple past and past participle overabstracted)

  1. To abstract excessively.

Forms of overabstract

Adjective
comparativemore overabstract
superlativemost overabstract
Verb
third-person singular presentoverabstracts
present participleoverabstracting
past participleoverabstracted
pastoverabstracted

Origin of overabstract

From over- + abstract.

Questions about overabstract

What does overabstract mean?
Overabstract means excessively abstract.
What part of speech is overabstract?
Overabstract can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near overabstract in the dictionary

  1. overabsorbed
  2. overabsorbing
  3. overabsorbs
  4. overabsorption
  5. overabstemious
  6. overabstract
  7. overabstracted
  8. overabstracting
  9. overabstracts
  10. overabundance
  11. overabundances

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