"overliteral" meaning in English

See overliteral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: over- + literal Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|literal}} over- + literal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} overliteral (not comparable)
  1. Excessively literal. Tags: not-comparable Hypernyms: literal Derived forms: overliterally Coordinate_terms: etymonic, hyperliteral
    Sense id: en-overliteral-en-adj-VtA4L546 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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        }
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        "Excessively literal."
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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}
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        "English terms prefixed with over-",
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        "Excessively literal."
      ],
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