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overgentle

overgentle adjective: excessively gentle.

Adjective

overgentle (comparative more overgentle, superlative most overgentle)

  1. Excessively gentle.

Forms of overgentle

comparativemore overgentle
superlativemost overgentle

Origin of overgentle

From over- + gentle.

Words formed from overgentle

Questions about overgentle

What does overgentle mean?
Overgentle means excessively gentle.
What part of speech is overgentle?
Overgentle is an adjective.

Words near overgentle in the dictionary

  1. overgenerosity
  2. overgenerous
  3. overgenerously
  4. overgenial
  5. overgeniality
  6. overgentle
  7. overgently
  8. overgesticulate
  9. overgesticulated
  10. overgesticulates
  11. overgesticulating

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