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overbroad

overbroad adjective: too broad.

Adjective

overbroad (comparative more overbroad, superlative most overbroad)

  1. Too broad.
    • Schmidt is arguing that the outright ban on selling and distributing raw milk is "overbroad legislation."2009 January 31, Megan Ogilvie, “Raw milk poses risk, court told”, in Toronto Star

Forms of overbroad

comparativemore overbroad
superlativemost overbroad

Origin of overbroad

From over- + broad.

Words formed from overbroad

Words that rhyme with overbroad

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Questions about overbroad

What does overbroad mean?
Overbroad means too broad.
What part of speech is overbroad?
Overbroad is an adjective.

Words near overbroad in the dictionary

  1. overbrimful
  2. overbrimmed
  3. overbrimming
  4. overbrimmingly
  5. overbrims
  6. overbroad
  7. overbroaden
  8. overbroadened
  9. overbroadening
  10. overbroadens
  11. overbroadly

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