overdear
overdear · more overdear · most overdear
Too dear; too highly valuedToo dear; too highly valued.
Meaning
1 sensesToo dear; too highly valued.
Origin
From Middle English *overdere (suggested by Middle English overdere (“too expensively, atFrom Middle English *overdere (suggested by Middle English overdere (“too expensively, at too great a cost”, adverb)), equivalent to over- + dear.
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Forms
more overdear, most overdear| Comparative | more overdear Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most overdear Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedoverdearly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form