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overdear

overdear adjective: too dear; too highly valued.

Adjective

overdear (comparative more overdear, superlative most overdear)

  1. Too dear; too highly valued.

Forms of overdear

comparativemore overdear
superlativemost overdear

Origin of overdear

From Middle English *overdere (suggested by Middle English overdere (“too expensively, at too great a cost”, adverb)), equivalent to over- + dear.

Words formed from overdear

Questions about overdear

What does overdear mean?
Overdear means too dear; too highly valued.
What part of speech is overdear?
Overdear is an adjective.

Words near overdear in the dictionary

  1. overdazzling
  2. overdeal
  3. overdealing
  4. overdeals
  5. overdealt
  6. overdear
  7. overdearly
  8. overdeck
  9. overdecked
  10. overdecking
  11. overdecks

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