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overkind

overkind adjective: excessively kind; kind beyond deserts; unnecessarily kind.

Adjective

overkind (comparative more overkind, superlative most overkind)

  1. Excessively kind; kind beyond deserts; unnecessarily kind.

Forms of overkind

comparativemore overkind
superlativemost overkind

Origin of overkind

From over- + kind.

Words formed from overkind

Questions about overkind

What does overkind mean?
Overkind means excessively kind; kind beyond deserts; unnecessarily kind.
What part of speech is overkind?
Overkind is an adjective.

Words near overkind in the dictionary

  1. overkest
  2. overkill
  3. overkilled
  4. overkilling
  5. overkills
  6. overkind
  7. overkindly
  8. overkindness
  9. overking
  10. overkingdom
  11. overkingdoms

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