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overbold

overbold adjective: too bold; impertinent or overreaching.

Adjective

overbold (comparative more overbold, superlative most overbold)

  1. Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.
    • I hope it wasn't overbold of me to finish writing your letter for you.
    • Quoth he, thou art a fine fellow, but hot-tempered, Martin, and overbold.”1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 7

Forms of overbold

comparativemore overbold
superlativemost overbold

Origin of overbold

From Middle English overbold, equivalent to over- + bold.

Words formed from overbold

Questions about overbold

What does overbold mean?
Overbold means too bold; impertinent or overreaching.
What part of speech is overbold?
Overbold is an adjective.

Words near overbold in the dictionary

  1. overboiled
  2. overboiling
  3. overboils
  4. overboisterous
  5. overboisterously
  6. overbold
  7. overboldly
  8. overboldness
  9. overbook
  10. overbooked
  11. overbooker

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