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overholy

overholy adjective: too holy.

Adjective

overholy (comparative more overholy, superlative most overholy)

  1. (rare) Too holy.
    • But it is regretful that the most part of you thinks yourselves holy enough, if ye come to the kirk anes on the Sabbath, and that ye are overholy, if ye come twice to it.2012, Alexander Henderson, C. Matthew McMahon, Therese B. McMahon, Sermons, Prayers, and Pulpit Addresses (page 534)

Forms of overholy

comparativemore overholy
superlativemost overholy

Origin of overholy

From over- + holy.

Questions about overholy

What does overholy mean?
Overholy means too holy.
What part of speech is overholy?
Overholy is an adjective.

Words near overholy in the dictionary

  1. overholds
  2. overhollow
  3. overhollowed
  4. overhollowing
  5. overhollows
  6. overholy
  7. overhomely
  8. overhomogenize
  9. overhomogenized
  10. overhomogenizes
  11. overhomogenizing

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