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overbright

overbright adjective: too bright.

Adjective

overbright (not comparable)

  1. Too bright.
    • Operetta is tricky: potentially as sparkling and sophisticated as Champagne, it is often produced today as a kind of Kool-Aid punch, overbright and oversweet and with very little appeal to a discriminating audience.2007 January 27, Anne Midgette, “Operetta and Weill in Front; Moving Shadows in Back”, in New York Times

Origin of overbright

From over- + bright.

Words formed from overbright

Questions about overbright

What does overbright mean?
Overbright means too bright.
What part of speech is overbright?
Overbright is an adjective.

Words near overbright in the dictionary

  1. overbridged
  2. overbridges
  3. overbridging
  4. overbridgings
  5. overbrief
  6. overbright
  7. overbrighten
  8. overbrightened
  9. overbrightening
  10. overbrightens
  11. overbrightly

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