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overlettered

overlettered adjective: synonym of overliterate.

Adjective

overlettered (comparative more overlettered, superlative most overlettered)

  1. Synonym of overliterate.
    • This point being settled by our not overlettered "Yankee" captain, […]1864, Martha Noyes Williams, A Year in China, page 336
    Synonyms:
    overliterate

Synonyms of overlettered

Forms of overlettered

comparativemore overlettered
superlativemost overlettered

Origin of overlettered

From over- + lettered.

Questions about overlettered

What does overlettered mean?
Overlettered means synonym of overliterate.
What part of speech is overlettered?
Overlettered is an adjective.

Words near overlettered in the dictionary

  1. overlengthens
  2. overleniency
  3. overlenient
  4. overlent
  5. overlept
  6. overlettered
  7. overlevel
  8. overleveled
  9. overleveling
  10. overlevelled
  11. overlevelling

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