overdear

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adjective

Too dear; too highly valued.

OriginMiddle English *overdere →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverdear (comparative more overdear, superlative most overdear)

comparative more overdear · superlative most overdear

  1. Too dear; too highly valued.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
expensive

Origin

  1. Middle English*overdere
  2. Englishoverdear

From Middle English *overdere (suggested by Middle English overdere (“too expensively, at too great a cost”, adverb)), equivalent to over- + dear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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