Meanings
adjectiveoverattentive (comparative more overattentive, superlative most overattentive)
comparative more overattentive · superlative most overattentive
- Excessively attentive
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishattentive
- Englishoverattentive
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APA
overattentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overattentive
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“overattentive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overattentive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overattentive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overattentive.
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