overbattle

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adjective

Too fertile; too rich.

“For in the Church of God sometimes it cometh to pass as in over-battle grounds, the fertile disposition whereof is good. ― Hooker.”

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveoverbattle (comparative more overbattle, superlative most overbattle)

comparative more overbattle · superlative most overbattle · alternative over-battle · alternative over battle

  1. dialectalobsoleteToo fertile; too rich.

    For in the Church of God sometimes it cometh to pass as in over-battle grounds, the fertile disposition whereof is good. ― Hooker.

Origin

From over- + battle (“fertile, fruitful”). More at over-, battle.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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