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oversoon

oversoon adverb: too soon; prematurely.

Adverb

oversoon (comparative more oversoon, superlative most oversoon)

  1. Too soon; prematurely.
    • the lad may prove well enough if he oversoon think not too well of himselfe, and will beare away that he heareth of his elders.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Forms of oversoon

comparativemore oversoon
superlativemost oversoon

Origin of oversoon

From over- + soon.

Questions about oversoon

What does oversoon mean?
Oversoon means too soon; prematurely.
What part of speech is oversoon?
Oversoon is an adverb.

Words near oversoon in the dictionary

  1. oversolicitously
  2. oversolicitousness
  3. oversolicitude
  4. Overson
  5. Oversons
  6. oversoon
  7. oversoothing
  8. oversophisticated
  9. oversophistication
  10. oversorrow
  11. oversorrowed

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