"overcultured" meaning in English

See overcultured in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overcultured [comparative], most overcultured [superlative]
Etymology: over- + cultured Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|cultured}} over- + cultured Head templates: {{en-adj}} overcultured (comparative more overcultured, superlative most overcultured)
  1. Excessively cultured.
    Sense id: en-overcultured-en-adj-Lz~-NTZM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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