overrealistic

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adjective

Excessively realistic.

OriginEnglish realistic ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

adjectiveoverrealistic (comparative more overrealistic, superlative most overrealistic)

comparative more overrealistic · superlative most overrealistic

  1. Excessively realistic.

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*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishrealist
  18. Englishrealistic
  19. Englishoverrealistic

From over- + realistic.

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Translations

Finnish liian realistinen, liian todentuntuinen
  • liian realistinenTranslations
  • liian todentuntuinenTranslations
German überrealistisch
  • überrealistischTranslations
Polish zbyt realistyczny
  • zbyt realistycznyTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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