overability

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noun

Excessive ability.

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Meanings

nounoverability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive ability.
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    Clinton's sometimes lower approval ratings may have something to do with his inability — or overability — to appease both sides in America's culture wars. Clinton has been relentlessly criticized for his penchant for ingratiating himself with whatever interest group he happens to be relating to, irrespective of conflicts in ideology.

    1998, James L. Nolan Jr., The Therapeutic State: Justifying Government at Century's End (page 288)

Origin

over- + ability

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APA

overability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overability

MLA

“overability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overability.

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