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overinclusive

overinclusive adjective: too inclusive; tending to include too much.

Adjective

overinclusive (comparative more overinclusive, superlative most overinclusive)

  1. Too inclusive; tending to include too much.

Forms of overinclusive

comparativemore overinclusive
superlativemost overinclusive

Origin of overinclusive

From over- + inclusive.

Words formed from overinclusive

Questions about overinclusive

What does overinclusive mean?
Overinclusive means too inclusive; tending to include too much.
What part of speech is overinclusive?
Overinclusive is an adjective.

Words near overinclusive in the dictionary

  1. overincarceration
  2. overinclination
  3. overinclined
  4. overinclusion
  5. overinclusions
  6. overinclusive
  7. overinclusively
  8. overinclusiveness
  9. overinclusivity
  10. overindebted
  11. overindebtedness

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