overdiligent

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adjective

Too diligent.

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Meanings

adjectiveoverdiligent (comparative more overdiligent, superlative most overdiligent)

comparative more overdiligent · superlative most overdiligent

  1. Too diligent.

    Diligent in business our people will be and must be, but not overdiligent.

    1906, Life, volume 48, page 10

Origin

From over- + diligent.

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Translations

Finnish liian tunnollinen, liian huolellinen
  • liian tunnollinenTranslations
  • liian huolellinenTranslations
German überfleißig
  • überfleißigTranslations
Polish zbyt pilny
  • zbyt pilnyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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