Overgreat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Overgreat is an adjective meaning Excessively great.
Meaning
Excessively great.
Example Sentences
an overgreat reduction
Oligarchies […] sometimes made men overgreat.
"I like it not, fair sir. The weight is overgreat," he whispered to the Prince.
He did particularly run over every one of the officers and commanders, and shewed me how I had reason to mistrust every one of them, either for their falsenesse or their overgreat power, being too high to fasten a real friendship in, and did give me a common but a most excellent [saying] to observe in all my life.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overly, overweening, overgood, overhuge, overbig, overexuberant.
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