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overplausible

overplausible adjective: excessively plausible.

Adjective

overplausible (comparative more overplausible, superlative most overplausible)

  1. Excessively plausible.
    • […] the word of an overplausible salesman […]1918, The American Gas Light Journal, volume 108, page 277

Forms of overplausible

comparativemore overplausible
superlativemost overplausible

Origin of overplausible

From over- + plausible.

Questions about overplausible

What does overplausible mean?
Overplausible means excessively plausible.
What part of speech is overplausible?
Overplausible is an adjective.

Words near overplausible in the dictionary

  1. overplants
  2. overplate
  3. overplated
  4. overplates
  5. overplating
  6. overplausible
  7. overplay
  8. overplay one's hand
  9. overplayed
  10. overplayed one's hand
  11. overplayful

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