Meanings
adjectiveoveradjusted (comparative more overadjusted, superlative most overadjusted)
comparative more overadjusted · superlative most overadjusted
- Having been adjusted too much.
- Too happy with their position in life.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishadjusted
- Englishoveradjusted
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APA
overadjusted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overadjusted
MLA
“overadjusted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overadjusted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overadjusted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overadjusted.
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