"overliterary" meaning in English

See overliterary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overliterary [comparative], most overliterary [superlative]
Etymology: over- + literary Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|literary}} over- + literary Head templates: {{en-adj}} overliterary (comparative more overliterary, superlative most overliterary)
  1. Excessively literary.
    Sense id: en-overliterary-en-adj-aht3~WJP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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