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overpaternalistic

overpaternalistic adjective: too paternalistic.

Adjective

overpaternalistic (comparative more overpaternalistic, superlative most overpaternalistic)

  1. Too paternalistic.

Forms of overpaternalistic

comparativemore overpaternalistic
superlativemost overpaternalistic

Origin of overpaternalistic

From over- + paternalistic.

Questions about overpaternalistic

What does overpaternalistic mean?
Overpaternalistic means too paternalistic.
What part of speech is overpaternalistic?
Overpaternalistic is an adjective.

Words near overpaternalistic in the dictionary

  1. overpasses
  2. overpassing
  3. overpassionate
  4. overpassionately
  5. overpast
  6. overpaternalistic
  7. overpathologization
  8. overpathologize
  9. overpathologized
  10. overpathologizes
  11. overpathologizing

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