overnear

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adjective

Too near; too close.

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Meanings

adjectiveovernear (comparative more overnear, superlative most overnear)

comparative more overnear · superlative most overnear

  1. Too near; too close.

    Yet not overnear Let him approach.

    1868, Edwin Atherstone, The Fall of Nineveh, volume 2, page 74

Origin

From over- + near.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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