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oversensational

oversensational adjective: excessively sensational.

Adjective

oversensational (comparative more oversensational, superlative most oversensational)

  1. excessively sensational

Forms of oversensational

comparativemore oversensational
superlativemost oversensational

Origin of oversensational

From over- + sensational.

Words formed from oversensational

Questions about oversensational

What does oversensational mean?
Oversensational means excessively sensational.
What part of speech is oversensational?
Oversensational is an adjective.

Words near oversensational in the dictionary

  1. overselling
  2. oversells
  3. oversend
  4. oversending
  5. oversends
  6. oversensational
  7. oversensationalism
  8. oversensationalize
  9. oversensationalized
  10. oversensationalizes
  11. oversensationalizing

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