overcolouring

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noun

Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overcolour
nounovercolouring (plural overcolourings)

plural overcolourings

  1. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this.

Origin

From over- + colouring.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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