overcivilized

O1V4E1R1C3I1V4I1L1I1Z10E1D2

adjective

too civilized

Scrabble 31
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveovercivilized (comparative more overcivilized, superlative most overcivilized)

comparative more overcivilized · superlative most overcivilized · alternative overcivilised

  1. too civilized

    Yet if “overcivilized” is synonymous with “educated,” which could equal “having too much information,” which could make anyone neurotic, then it could also be said that city women are overcivilized.

    2007 January 28, Tina Cassidy, “Cut and Run”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + civilized.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Danish overciviliseret
  • overciviliseretovercivilized
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: overcivilized on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.