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overdesperate

overdesperate adjective: excessively desperate.

Adjective

overdesperate (comparative more overdesperate, superlative most overdesperate)

  1. Excessively desperate.
    • “Their choice of me,” he admitted, “made them seem naïve and a little overdesperate.”2019, Adina Hoffman, Ben Hecht, page 132

Forms of overdesperate

comparativemore overdesperate
superlativemost overdesperate

Origin of overdesperate

From over- + desperate.

Questions about overdesperate

What does overdesperate mean?
Overdesperate means excessively desperate.
What part of speech is overdesperate?
Overdesperate is an adjective.

Words near overdesperate in the dictionary

  1. overdesign
  2. overdesigned
  3. overdesigning
  4. overdesigns
  5. overdesirous
  6. overdesperate
  7. overdestructive
  8. overdestructiveness
  9. overdetachment
  10. overdetailed
  11. overdetect

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