Meanings
adverboverdelicately (comparative more overdelicately, superlative most overdelicately)
comparative more overdelicately · superlative most overdelicately
- In an overdelicate manner.
Origin
- Middle Englishoverdelicatli
- Englishoverdelicately
From Middle English overdelicatli, equivalent to overdelicate + -ly.
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APA
overdelicately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdelicately
MLA
“overdelicately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdelicately. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overdelicately,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overdelicately.
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