"overexact" meaning in English

See overexact in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overexact [comparative], most overexact [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + exact. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|exact|pos=adjective}} over- + exact Head templates: {{en-adj}} overexact (comparative more overexact, superlative most overexact)
  1. Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
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