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overblack

overblack adjective: excessively black.

Adjective

overblack (comparative more overblack, superlative most overblack)

  1. Excessively black.
    • It is not the purpose of this paper to paint an overblack picture of the situation of the older citizens because there is hope for the situation of the older person.1970, United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee on Aging, Older Americans in Rural Areas: Hearings..., page 223

Forms of overblack

comparativemore overblack
superlativemost overblack

Origin of overblack

From over- + black.

Questions about overblack

What does overblack mean?
Overblack means excessively black.
What part of speech is overblack?
Overblack is an adjective.

Words near overblack in the dictionary

  1. overbiting
  2. overbitten
  3. overbitter
  4. overbitterly
  5. overbitterness
  6. overblack
  7. overblacken
  8. overblackened
  9. overblackening
  10. overblackens
  11. overblame

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