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overoffensive

overoffensive adjective: excessively offensive.

Adjective

overoffensive (comparative more overoffensive, superlative most overoffensive)

  1. Excessively offensive.
    • It is a constant attack upon the United States, sometimes very clever, very able, beautifully done, but overoffensive, I think, to a good many people.1973, United States. Congress. House. Foreign Affairs, U.S. Information Agency Operations, Before the Subcommittee on State Department Organization and Foreign Operations..., 91-2 and 92-1, July 22...

Forms of overoffensive

comparativemore overoffensive
superlativemost overoffensive

Origin of overoffensive

From over- + offensive.

Questions about overoffensive

What does overoffensive mean?
Overoffensive means excessively offensive.
What part of speech is overoffensive?
Overoffensive is an adjective.

Words near overoffensive in the dictionary

  1. overoccupied
  2. overoffend
  3. overoffended
  4. overoffending
  5. overoffends
  6. overoffensive
  7. overofficered
  8. overofficious
  9. overoil
  10. overoiled
  11. overoiling

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