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overcivil

overcivil adjective: excessively civil.

Adjective

overcivil (comparative more overcivil, superlative most overcivil)

  1. Excessively civil.
    • The peasants were not overcivil in their manners.

Forms of overcivil

comparativemore overcivil
superlativemost overcivil

Origin of overcivil

From over- + civil.

Questions about overcivil

What does overcivil mean?
Overcivil means excessively civil.
What part of speech is overcivil?
Overcivil is an adjective.

Words near overcivil in the dictionary

  1. overcitation
  2. overcite
  3. overcited
  4. overcites
  5. overciting
  6. overcivil
  7. overcivility
  8. overcivilization
  9. overcivilize
  10. overcivilized
  11. overcivilizes

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