overheightened
overheightened adjective: overly heightened in intensity and/or concentration. Also the simple past and past participle of overheighten.
Adjective
overheightened (comparative more overheightened, superlative most overheightened)
- Overly heightened in intensity and/or concentration.
- A final exercise, and one which the children will greatly enjoy, is the making of a model based on the contour map. Cut in thin cardboard, of which no fewer than 25 sheets will be an inch high, the coutours of one prominent hill, mountain, or valley, cutting first along the contour lines on the map...1905, The Journal of Geography May-June 1905: Volume 4, Issue 5-6, Taylor & Francis Limited, page 225
- They will dig into the words to find overheightened theatrical moments and effective camera shots. They will shoot scenes from underneath tables, through the crook of someone's elbow, or between the legs of a herd of cattle.1955, Paddy Chayefsky, Television Plays, Simon and Schuster, page 361
Also used as
overheightened is also the simple past and past participle of overheighten.
Forms of overheightened
| comparative | more overheightened |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overheightened |
Origin of overheightened
From over- + heightened.
Questions about overheightened
- What does overheightened mean?
- Overheightened means overly heightened in intensity and/or concentration.
- What part of speech is overheightened?
- Overheightened is an adjective.
Words near overheightened in the dictionary
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