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overstrict

overstrict adjective: excessively strict or severe.

Adjective

overstrict (comparative more overstrict, superlative most overstrict)

  1. Excessively strict or severe.

Forms of overstrict

comparativemore overstrict
superlativemost overstrict

Origin of overstrict

From over- + strict.

Words formed from overstrict

Questions about overstrict

What does overstrict mean?
Overstrict means excessively strict or severe.
What part of speech is overstrict?
Overstrict is an adjective.

Words near overstrict in the dictionary

  1. overstrewed
  2. overstrewing
  3. overstrewn
  4. overstrews
  5. overstricken
  6. overstrict
  7. overstrictly
  8. overstrictness
  9. overstridden
  10. overstride
  11. overstrident

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