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overdiligent

overdiligent adjective: too diligent.

Adjective

overdiligent (comparative more overdiligent, superlative most overdiligent)

  1. Too diligent.
    • Diligent in business our people will be and must be, but not overdiligent.1906, Life, volume 48, page 10

Forms of overdiligent

comparativemore overdiligent
superlativemost overdiligent

Origin of overdiligent

From over- + diligent.

Words formed from overdiligent

Questions about overdiligent

What does overdiligent mean?
Overdiligent means too diligent.
What part of speech is overdiligent?
Overdiligent is an adjective.

Words near overdiligent in the dictionary

  1. overdignify
  2. overdignifying
  3. overdignity
  4. overdilation
  5. overdiligence
  6. overdiligent
  7. overdiligently
  8. overdilute
  9. overdiluted
  10. overdilutes
  11. overdiluting

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