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overdelicately

overdelicately adverb: in an overdelicate manner.

Adverb

overdelicately (comparative more overdelicately, superlative most overdelicately)

  1. In an overdelicate manner.

Forms of overdelicately

comparativemore overdelicately
superlativemost overdelicately

Origin of overdelicately

From Middle English overdelicatli, equivalent to overdelicate + -ly.

Questions about overdelicately

What does overdelicately mean?
Overdelicately means in an overdelicate manner.
What part of speech is overdelicately?
Overdelicately is an adverb.

Words near overdelicately in the dictionary

  1. overdeity
  2. overdeliberate
  3. overdeliberation
  4. overdelicacy
  5. overdelicate
  6. overdelicately
  7. overdelicious
  8. overdelighted
  9. overdeliver
  10. overdelivered
  11. overdeliverer

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