overbold

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adjective

Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.

“I hope it wasn't overbold of me to finish writing your letter for you.”

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OriginMiddle English overbold →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverbold (comparative more overbold, superlative most overbold)

comparative more overbold · superlative most overbold

  1. Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.

    I hope it wasn't overbold of me to finish writing your letter for you.

    1 more example

    Quoth he, thou art a fine fellow, but hot-tempered, Martin, and overbold.”

    1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 7

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveimproperly forward or bold

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freshimpertinentimpudentsmartsaucysassywiseforward
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freshimpertinentimpudentsassysaucysmartwise

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoverbold
  2. Englishoverbold

From Middle English overbold, equivalent to over- + bold.

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APA

overbold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbold

MLA

“overbold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overbold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overbold.

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