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overdescribes

overdescribes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdescribe.

Meaning of overdescribe

Verb

overdescribe (third-person singular simple present overdescribes, present participle overdescribing, simple past and past participle overdescribed)

  1. To provide an overly detailed description.
    • Never overdescribe your setting. Why run the risk of boring readers?1998, James V. Smith, You Can Write a Novel, →ISBN, page 44

Questions about overdescribes

What is overdescribes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Overdescribes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of overdescribe.

Words near overdescribes in the dictionary

  1. overdepression
  2. overdepressions
  3. overdepressive
  4. overdescribe
  5. overdescribed
  6. overdescribes
  7. overdescribing
  8. overdescription
  9. overdescriptions
  10. overdescriptive
  11. overdesign

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