overinclusive

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adjective

Too inclusive; tending to include too much.

OriginEnglish inclusive ← Middle French inclusif ← Medieval Latin inclūsīvus →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverinclusive (comparative more overinclusive, superlative most overinclusive)

comparative more overinclusive · superlative most overinclusive

  1. Too inclusive; tending to include too much.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  8. Proto-Italic*en
  9. Proto-Italic*en-
  10. Latinin-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kleh₂w-
  12. Proto-Italic*klaudō
  13. Latinclaudō
  14. Latininclūdō
  15. Latininclūsus
  16. Medieval Latininclūsīvus
  17. Middle Frenchinclusif
  18. Englishinclusive
  19. Englishoverinclusive

From over- + inclusive.

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

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

Chicago

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

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