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superserviceable

superserviceable adjective: doing more (usually, more work) than is required or desired.

Adjective

superserviceable (comparative more superserviceable, superlative most superserviceable)

  1. doing more (usually, more work) than is required or desired.
    • a superserviceable, finical roguec. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    overofficious

Synonyms of superserviceable

Forms of superserviceable

comparativemore superserviceable
superlativemost superserviceable

Origin of superserviceable

From super- + serviceable.

Words formed from superserviceable

Questions about superserviceable

What does superserviceable mean?
Superserviceable means doing more (usually, more work) than is required or desired.
What part of speech is superserviceable?
Superserviceable is an adjective.

Words near superserviceable in the dictionary

  1. supersequences
  2. superseries
  3. superserious
  4. superserver
  5. superservers
  6. superserviceable
  7. superserviceableness
  8. superserviceably
  9. supersession
  10. supersessional
  11. supersessionary

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