ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overdescribe

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Overdescribe is a verb meaning To provide an overly detailed description.

Meaning

To provide an overly detailed description.

Example Sentences

Never overdescribe your setting. Why run the risk of boring readers?
There is a third reason for misdescription: the drafter's irrepressible impulse to overdescribe.
We need to go through and edit our action lines; there's no need to overwrite them or overdescribe things.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overelaborate, overexplain, overspecify, overspell, overinform, exaggerate.

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