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overseverity

overseverity noun: excessive severity.

Noun

overseverity (uncountable)

  1. Excessive severity.

Origin of overseverity

From over- + severity.

Questions about overseverity

What does overseverity mean?
Overseverity means excessive severity.
What part of speech is overseverity?
Overseverity is a noun.

Words near overseverity in the dictionary

  1. oversets
  2. oversetteth
  3. oversetting
  4. oversevere
  5. overseverely
  6. overseverity
  7. oversew
  8. oversewed
  9. oversewing
  10. oversewn
  11. oversews

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