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overoccupied

overoccupied adjective: overly busy or engrossed.

Adjective

overoccupied (comparative more overoccupied, superlative most overoccupied)

  1. Overly busy or engrossed.
  2. Having too many occupants.
    • an overoccupied building in the slums

Forms of overoccupied

comparativemore overoccupied
superlativemost overoccupied

Origin of overoccupied

From over- + occupied.

Questions about overoccupied

What does overoccupied mean?
Overoccupied means overly busy or engrossed.
What part of speech is overoccupied?
Overoccupied is an adjective.

Words near overoccupied in the dictionary

  1. overobsequiousness
  2. overobturation
  3. overobvious
  4. overoccupancy
  5. overoccupation
  6. overoccupied
  7. overoffend
  8. overoffended
  9. overoffending
  10. overoffends
  11. overoffensive

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