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overgood

overgood adjective: too good; excessively good.

Adjective

overgood (not comparable)

  1. Too good; excessively good.
    • There is another kind of glory, which is an over-good opinion we conceive of our worth.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 17, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    • "Simon," said Aylward, "the light is not overgood and the place is cramped for sword-play, but if you will step out into the open I will teach you whether my master is a true soldier or not."1906, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel

Origin of overgood

From over- + good.

Questions about overgood

What does overgood mean?
Overgood means too good; excessively good.
What part of speech is overgood?
Overgood is an adjective.

Words near overgood in the dictionary

  1. overgoers
  2. overgoes
  3. overgoing
  4. overgoings
  5. overgone
  6. overgood
  7. overgorge
  8. overgorged
  9. overgorges
  10. overgorging
  11. overgot

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