overvigorous

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adjective

Excessively vigorous.

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Meanings

adjectiveovervigorous (comparative more overvigorous, superlative most overvigorous)

comparative more overvigorous · superlative most overvigorous

  1. Excessively vigorous.

    Exposure to this allergen brings white blood cells to the site, and their overvigorous response to the foreign substance leads to an attack on skin cells as well, producing a rash, with blisters where the concentration is highest.

    2016 July 4, C. Claiborne Ray, “What Poison Ivy Has Against Us”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + vigorous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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