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Webster 1913 Edition
Overword
Oˊver-word′
,Verb.
T.
To say in too many words; to express verbosely.
Hales.
Webster 1828 Edition
Overword
OVERWORD'
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
overword
overword
English
Noun
overword (plural overwords)
- (Britain dialectal) Any word or phrase frequently repeated.
- (Britain dialectal) The burden or chorus of a song.
Verb
overword (third-person singular simple present overwords, present participle overwording, simple past and past participle overworded)
- To say in too many words; to express verbosely.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hales to this entry?)
- 2007, Kenneth Bailey, Methods of Social Research:
- However, one study overworded the question by asking “Which of the following do you identify with: [...]?