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overpopularized

overpopularized adjective: popularized to too great an extent.

Adjective

overpopularized (comparative more overpopularized, superlative most overpopularized)

  1. Popularized to too great an extent.
    • “As soon as something becomes overpopularized, I don’t want to serve it anymore,” Mr. Birsh said.2007 June 6, Katherine Wheelock, “Dinner at the Foodies’: Purslane and Anxiety”, in New York Times

Forms of overpopularized

comparativemore overpopularized
superlativemost overpopularized

Origin of overpopularized

From over- + popularized.

Questions about overpopularized

What does overpopularized mean?
Overpopularized means popularized to too great an extent.
What part of speech is overpopularized?
Overpopularized is an adjective.

Words near overpopularized in the dictionary

  1. overpondering
  2. overponderous
  3. overponders
  4. overpopular
  5. overpopularity
  6. overpopularized
  7. overpopulate
  8. overpopulated
  9. overpopulates
  10. overpopulating
  11. overpopulation

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