overcalculated
overcalculated is the simple past and past participle of overcalculate.
Meaning of overcalculate
Verb
overcalculate (third-person singular simple present overcalculates, present participle overcalculating, simple past and past participle overcalculated)
- To calculate as being greater than is actually the case
- Meanwhile, Mr. Blair began, as anxious people will do, to overcalculate the lapse of time.1822, John Gibson Lockhart, Some Passages in the Life of Mr. Adam Blair, Chapter XI, page 135
- Synonyms:
- exaggerate, overestimate, overstate
Adjective
overcalculated (comparative more overcalculated, superlative most overcalculated)
- Excessively calculated; not natural or spontaneous.
- H. F. Chorley
Many of her [Jenny Lind's] effects on the stage appeared overcalculated.
- H. F. Chorley
Forms of overcalculated
| comparative | more overcalculated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overcalculated |
Questions about overcalculated
- What does overcalculated mean?
- Overcalculated means excessively calculated; not natural or spontaneous.
- What is overcalculated the simple past and past participle of?
- Overcalculated is the simple past and past participle of overcalculate.
- What part of speech is overcalculated?
- Overcalculated is an adjective.
Words near overcalculated in the dictionary
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