"overindebted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overindebted [comparative], most overindebted [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + indebted. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|indebted}} over- + indebted Head templates: {{en-adj}} overindebted (comparative more overindebted, superlative most overindebted)
  1. Too deeply in debt.
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