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overembellishment

overembellishment noun: excessive embellishment.

Noun

overembellishment (usually uncountable, plural overembellishments)

  1. (usually) Excessive embellishment.

Forms of overembellishment

pluraloverembellishments

Origin of overembellishment

From over- + embellishment.

Questions about overembellishment

What does overembellishment mean?
Overembellishment means excessive embellishment.
What part of speech is overembellishment?
Overembellishment is a noun.
What is the plural of overembellishment?
The plural of overembellishment is overembellishments.

Words near overembellishment in the dictionary

  1. overelongations
  2. overembellish
  3. overembellished
  4. overembellishes
  5. overembellishing
  6. overembellishment
  7. overembellishments
  8. overembrace
  9. overembroider
  10. overembroidered
  11. overembroidering

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