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overflexed

overflexed adjective: excessively flexed.

Adjective

overflexed (comparative more overflexed, superlative most overflexed)

  1. Excessively flexed
    • It appears that increasing the leg stiffness helps prevent the knee joint from becoming overflexed by the GRF, contributing to a larger stride length of the swing limb and smoother body progression.2015 December 3, “Leg and Joint Stiffness in Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy during Level Walking”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of overflexed

comparativemore overflexed
superlativemost overflexed

Origin of overflexed

From over- + flexed.

Questions about overflexed

What does overflexed mean?
Overflexed means excessively flexed.
What part of speech is overflexed?
Overflexed is an adjective.

Words near overflexed in the dictionary

  1. overflavouring
  2. overflavours
  3. overfleshed
  4. overfleshy
  5. overflew
  6. overflexed
  7. overflexion
  8. overflier
  9. overfliers
  10. overflies
  11. overflight

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