"overconscientious" meaning in All languages combined

See overconscientious on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌəʊvəkɒnʃiːˈɛnʃəs/ [UK] Forms: more overconscientious [comparative], most overconscientious [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English conscientious English overconscientious From over- + conscientious. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|over-|conscientious|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English conscientious English overconscientious [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*uber", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ofer-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "over-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "conscientious", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "overconscientious", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="overconscientious"> From over- + conscientious. Head templates: {{en-adj}} overconscientious (comparative more overconscientious, superlative most overconscientious)
  1. Excessively conscientious. Synonyms: hyperconscientious Hypernyms: conscientious Derived forms: overconscientiousness Coordinate_terms: hyperconscious, hyperscrupulous, hypervigilant
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