"overdiligent" meaning in English

See overdiligent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overdiligent [comparative], most overdiligent [superlative]
Etymology: over- + diligent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|diligent}} over- + diligent Head templates: {{en-adj}} overdiligent (comparative more overdiligent, superlative most overdiligent)
  1. Too diligent. Translations (Translations): liian tunnollinen (Finnish), liian huolellinen (Finnish), überfleißig (German), zbyt pilny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-overdiligent-en-adj-WgzvBKcj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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