"overimportant" meaning in English

See overimportant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overimportant [comparative], most overimportant [superlative]
Etymology: over- + important Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|important}} over- + important Head templates: {{en-adj}} overimportant (comparative more overimportant, superlative most overimportant)
  1. Excessively important.
    Sense id: en-overimportant-en-adj-Jy6FzQLY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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