"overreliant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From over- + reliant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|reliant|pos=adjective}} over- + reliant Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} overreliant (not comparable)
  1. Relying on something to an excessive degree Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: overdependent Related terms: overreliance, overrely Translations (Translations): liian riippuvainen (Finnish), überabhängig (German), zu abhängig (German), but see zbyt polegający (Polish), but see prea dependent (Romanian)

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