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overamplified

overamplified adjective: excessively amplified. Also the past participle of overamplify.

Adjective

overamplified (comparative more overamplified, superlative most overamplified)

  1. Excessively amplified
    • The music was overamplified.
    • Tanny McDonald's voice would be compelling if the weird sisters weren't so wired as to be in another, more overamplified play.1988 May, John Simon, “Too Many Murderers”, in New York Magazine, page 100

Also used as

overamplified is also the past participle of overamplify.

Forms of overamplified

comparativemore overamplified
superlativemost overamplified

Origin of overamplified

From over- + amplified.

Questions about overamplified

What does overamplified mean?
Overamplified means excessively amplified.
What part of speech is overamplified?
Overamplified is an adjective.

Words near overamplified in the dictionary

  1. overamped
  2. overamperage
  3. overamping
  4. overamplification
  5. overamplifications
  6. overamplified
  7. overamplifies
  8. overamplify
  9. overamplifying
  10. overamps
  11. overanaesthetise

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