"overbold" meaning in All languages combined

See overbold on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more overbold [comparative], most overbold [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English overbold, equivalent to over- + bold. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overbold}} Middle English overbold, {{prefix|en|over|bold|pos=adjective}} over- + bold Head templates: {{en-adj}} overbold (comparative more overbold, superlative most overbold)
  1. Too bold; impertinent or overreaching. Derived forms: overboldly, overboldness
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