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overmeticulous

overmeticulous adjective: excessively or very meticulous.

Adjective

overmeticulous (comparative more overmeticulous, superlative most overmeticulous)

  1. Excessively or very meticulous.
    • Overanxious and overmeticulous supervision is almost certain to result in discontinued homes or overly dependent Family Care therapists.1947, Magnolia G Culver, Family Care Program: A Handbook for Social Workers, Ohio State Reformatory Press, page 13
    • Television viewing in excess can be unwittingly encouraged by a tired mother and also by an overmeticulous or overprotective one.1963, Rachele Thomas, Young Children's Library, New York: Home Library Press, page 15

Forms of overmeticulous

comparativemore overmeticulous
superlativemost overmeticulous
alternative formover-meticulous

Origin of overmeticulous

From over- + meticulous.

Words formed from overmeticulous

Questions about overmeticulous

What does overmeticulous mean?
Overmeticulous means excessively or very meticulous.
What part of speech is overmeticulous?
Overmeticulous is an adjective.

Words near overmeticulous in the dictionary

  1. overmentioned
  2. overmerciful
  3. overmerit
  4. overmerry
  5. overmethylation
  6. overmeticulous
  7. overmeticulously
  8. overmeticulousness
  9. overmickle
  10. overmighty
  11. overmigrate

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