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overslight

overslight adjective: excessively slight.

Adjective

overslight (comparative more overslight, superlative most overslight)

  1. Excessively slight.
    • […] the work is slightly marred by an undue emphasis on the muscles of the neck and an overslight treatment of the primary feathers.1956, Royal Numismatic Society, Special Publication, number 3, page 198

Forms of overslight

comparativemore overslight
superlativemost overslight

Origin of overslight

From over- + slight.

Questions about overslight

What does overslight mean?
Overslight means excessively slight.
What part of speech is overslight?
Overslight is an adjective.

Words near overslight in the dictionary

  1. overslept
  2. overslid
  3. overslide
  4. overslides
  5. oversliding
  6. overslight
  7. overslip
  8. overslipped
  9. overslipping
  10. overslips
  11. overslipt

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