"overoffensive" meaning in English

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Adjective

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

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