overclean

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verb

To clean to an excessive degree.

“The kitchen floor was not overclean.”

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Meanings

verboverclean (third-person singular simple present overcleans, present participle overcleaning, simple past and past participle overcleaned)

present singular third person overcleans · participle present overcleaning · participle past overcleaned · past overcleaned

  1. transitiveTo clean to an excessive degree.

    It’s basically resistant to dirt, so there’s no reason to overclean it.”

    2007 January 11, Mitchell Owens, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times
adjectiveoverclean (comparative more overclean, superlative most overclean)

comparative more overclean · superlative most overclean

  1. Excessively clean.

    The kitchen floor was not overclean.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overcleanly

Origin

From over- + clean.

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Translations

Finnish ylipuhdistaa, liian puhdas
  • ylipuhdistaato clean too much
  • liian puhdasTranslations
German übersauber
  • übersauberTranslations
Polish zbyt czysty
  • zbyt czystyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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