overdear

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overdear

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From Middle English *overdere (suggested by Middle English overdere (“too expensively, at too great a cost”, adverb)), equivalent to over- + dear.

adjective more overdear · most overdear

Too dear; too highly valued.

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@misc{overdear_2026,
  title = {overdear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overdear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}