"overprecise" meaning in All languages combined

See overprecise on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more overprecise [comparative], most overprecise [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + precise. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|precise|pos=adjective}} over- + precise Head templates: {{en-adj}} overprecise (comparative more overprecise, superlative most overprecise)
  1. Excessively precise; more accurate than is needed. Synonyms: over-precise Derived forms: overprecision, overpreciseness

Alternative forms

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