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overrighteous

overrighteous adjective: excessively righteous.

Adjective

overrighteous (comparative more overrighteous, superlative most overrighteous)

  1. Excessively righteous

Forms of overrighteous

comparativemore overrighteous
superlativemost overrighteous

Origin of overrighteous

From over- + righteous.

Words formed from overrighteous

Questions about overrighteous

What does overrighteous mean?
Overrighteous means excessively righteous.
What part of speech is overrighteous?
Overrighteous is an adjective.

Words near overrighteous in the dictionary

  1. overridingly
  2. overridingness
  3. overridings
  4. overrife
  5. overrigged
  6. overrighteous
  7. overrighteously
  8. overrigid
  9. overrigidity
  10. overrigidly
  11. overrigorous

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