"overexplanatory" meaning in English

See overexplanatory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overexplanatory [comparative], most overexplanatory [superlative]
Etymology: over- + explanatory Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|explanatory}} over- + explanatory Head templates: {{en-adj}} overexplanatory (comparative more overexplanatory, superlative most overexplanatory)
  1. Excessively explanatory.
    Sense id: en-overexplanatory-en-adj-HFO1f37n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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