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overlaxative

overlaxative adjective: excessively laxative.

Adjective

overlaxative (comparative more overlaxative, superlative most overlaxative)

  1. Excessively laxative.
    • The medication had an overlaxative effect in some patients.

Forms of overlaxative

comparativemore overlaxative
superlativemost overlaxative

Origin of overlaxative

From over- + laxative.

Questions about overlaxative

What does overlaxative mean?
Overlaxative means excessively laxative.
What part of speech is overlaxative?
Overlaxative is an adjective.

Words near overlaxative in the dictionary

  1. overlaunching
  2. overlavish
  3. overlavishly
  4. overlavishness
  5. overlax
  6. overlaxative
  7. overlaxity
  8. overlaxness
  9. overlay
  10. overlay scrollbar
  11. overlay scrollbars

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