What does overindustrious mean?
Overindustrious means Alternative form of over-industrious..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of over-industrious..
There are lizards and snakes, frogs and crabs, tarantulas and spiders, hornets and beetles, and the greatest nuisance of all is the swarming and overindustrious ant. Overindustrious creatures are always a nuisance.
It may be that there is no time when one could not be doing something for a child or the well-being of the Acme Bolt Company or the local Democratic party; although a wise person will not be overindustrious.
Instead, he saw himself as running away from an overindustrious past and getting free of any steady employment—getting free to ramble in a way that no black person could safely do.
Use overindustrious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overindustrious means Alternative form of over-industrious..
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There are lizards and snakes, frogs and crabs, tarantulas and spiders, hornets and beetles, and the greatest nuisance of all is the swarming and overindustrious ant. Overindustrious creatures are always a nuisance.
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