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overfrequent

overfrequent adjective: excessively frequent.

Adjective

overfrequent (comparative more overfrequent, superlative most overfrequent)

  1. Excessively frequent.
    • Those perhaps overfrequent references to one of literature’s great characters contrast with the real-life figures who appear in several scenes.2007 September 16, Susann Cokal, “Dream Suite for Cello”, in New York Times

Forms of overfrequent

comparativemore overfrequent
superlativemost overfrequent

Origin of overfrequent

From over- + frequent.

Words formed from overfrequent

Questions about overfrequent

What does overfrequent mean?
Overfrequent means excessively frequent.
What part of speech is overfrequent?
Overfrequent is an adjective.

Words near overfrequent in the dictionary

  1. overfreight
  2. overfreighted
  3. overfreighting
  4. overfreights
  5. overfrequency
  6. overfrequent
  7. overfrequently
  8. overfret
  9. overfried
  10. overfriendliness
  11. overfriendly

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