"overprecise" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more overprecise [comparative], most overprecise [superlative]
Etymology: over- + precise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|precise|pos=adjective}} over- + precise Head templates: {{en-adj}} overprecise (comparative more overprecise, superlative most overprecise)
  1. Excessively precise; more accurate than is needed. Synonyms: over-precise Derived forms: overprecision, overpreciseness
    Sense id: en-overprecise-en-adj-pzgQEKcH Categories (other): English adjectives prefixed with over-, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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