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overstringent

overstringent adjective: excessively stringent.

Adjective

overstringent (comparative more overstringent, superlative most overstringent)

  1. Excessively stringent.

Forms of overstringent

comparativemore overstringent
superlativemost overstringent

Origin of overstringent

From over- + stringent.

Questions about overstringent

What does overstringent mean?
Overstringent means excessively stringent.
What part of speech is overstringent?
Overstringent is an adjective.

Words near overstringent in the dictionary

  1. overstrides
  2. overstriding
  3. overstrike
  4. overstrikes
  5. overstriking
  6. overstringent
  7. overstrive
  8. overstriven
  9. overstrives
  10. overstriving
  11. overstrode

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