"overfrequent" meaning in English

See overfrequent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overfrequent [comparative], most overfrequent [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + frequent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|frequent}} over- + frequent Head templates: {{en-adj}} overfrequent (comparative more overfrequent, superlative most overfrequent)
  1. Excessively frequent.
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