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overpunctilious

overpunctilious adjective: excessively punctilious.

Adjective

overpunctilious (comparative more overpunctilious, superlative most overpunctilious)

  1. Excessively punctilious.

Forms of overpunctilious

comparativemore overpunctilious
superlativemost overpunctilious

Origin of overpunctilious

From over- + punctilious.

Questions about overpunctilious

What does overpunctilious mean?
Overpunctilious means excessively punctilious.
What part of speech is overpunctilious?
Overpunctilious is an adjective.

Words near overpunctilious in the dictionary

  1. overpumps
  2. overpunch
  3. overpunched
  4. overpunches
  5. overpunching
  6. overpunctilious
  7. overpunctuate
  8. overpunctuated
  9. overpunctuates
  10. overpunctuating
  11. overpunctuation

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