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oversimple

oversimple adjective: excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.

Adjective

oversimple (comparative more oversimple, superlative most oversimple)

  1. Excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.

Forms of oversimple

comparativemore oversimple
superlativemost oversimple

Origin of oversimple

From over- + simple.

Words formed from oversimple

Questions about oversimple

What does oversimple mean?
Oversimple means excessively simple; lacking the necessary complexity.
What part of speech is oversimple?
Oversimple is an adjective.

Words near oversimple in the dictionary

  1. oversilver
  2. oversilvered
  3. oversilvering
  4. oversilvers
  5. oversimilar
  6. oversimple
  7. oversimplicity
  8. oversimplification
  9. oversimplifications
  10. oversimplified
  11. oversimplifier

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