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overliterate

overliterate adjective: excessively literate.

Adjective

overliterate (comparative more overliterate, superlative most overliterate)

  1. Excessively literate.
    Synonyms:
    overlettered

Synonyms of overliterate

Forms of overliterate

comparativemore overliterate
superlativemost overliterate

Origin of overliterate

From over- + literate.

Questions about overliterate

What does overliterate mean?
Overliterate means excessively literate.
What part of speech is overliterate?
Overliterate is an adjective.

Words near overliterate in the dictionary

  1. overlistens
  2. overlit
  3. overliteral
  4. overliterally
  5. overliterary
  6. overliterate
  7. overlitigate
  8. overlitigated
  9. overlitigates
  10. overlitigating
  11. overlitigation

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