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overready

overready adjective: too ready.

Adjective

overready (comparative more overready, superlative most overready)

  1. Too ready

Forms of overready

comparativemore overready
superlativemost overready

Origin of overready

From over- + ready.

Words formed from overready

Questions about overready

What does overready mean?
Overready means too ready.
What part of speech is overready?
Overready is an adjective.

Words near overready in the dictionary

  1. overreadily
  2. overreadiness
  3. overreading
  4. overreadings
  5. overreads
  6. overready
  7. overrealism
  8. overrealistic
  9. overreckon
  10. overreckoned
  11. overreckoning

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