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overmean

overmean adjective: excessively mean.

Adjective

overmean (comparative more overmean, superlative most overmean)

  1. Excessively mean.
    • But the way she said it was as if I'd taken a dump on the floor and ruined the whole poetry class. Which I thought was a bit overmean on her part.2018, Nico Walker, Cherry

Forms of overmean

comparativemore overmean
superlativemost overmean

Origin of overmean

From over- + mean.

Questions about overmean

What does overmean mean?
Overmean means excessively mean.
What part of speech is overmean?
Overmean is an adjective.

Words near overmean in the dictionary

  1. overmatter
  2. overmattress
  3. overmature
  4. overmatured
  5. overmaturity
  6. overmean
  7. overmeaningful
  8. overmeasure
  9. overmeasured
  10. overmeasurement
  11. overmeasurements

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