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overthoughtful

overthoughtful adjective: too thoughtful or pensive.

Adjective

overthoughtful (comparative more overthoughtful, superlative most overthoughtful)

  1. Too thoughtful or pensive.

Forms of overthoughtful

comparativemore overthoughtful
superlativemost overthoughtful

Origin of overthoughtful

From Middle English overthoughtful, over thouʒtful, equivalent to over- + thoughtful.

Words formed from overthoughtful

Questions about overthoughtful

What does overthoughtful mean?
Overthoughtful means too thoughtful or pensive.
What part of speech is overthoughtful?
Overthoughtful is an adjective.

Words near overthoughtful in the dictionary

  1. overthinks
  2. overthinned
  3. overthinning
  4. overthins
  5. overthought
  6. overthoughtful
  7. overthoughtfulness
  8. overthoughts
  9. overthrew
  10. overthriftiness
  11. overthrifty

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