"oversteep" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more oversteep [comparative], most oversteep [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + steep. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|steep}} over- + steep Head templates: {{en-adj}} oversteep (comparative more oversteep, superlative most oversteep)
  1. Excessively steep.
    Sense id: en-oversteep-en-adj-E5BP2Vme Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 55 45

Verb

Forms: oversteeps [present, singular, third-person], oversteeping [participle, present], oversteeped [participle, past], oversteeped [past]
Etymology: From over- + steep. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|steep}} over- + steep Head templates: {{en-verb}} oversteep (third-person singular simple present oversteeps, present participle oversteeping, simple past and past participle oversteeped)
  1. (transitive) To steep for too long. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-oversteep-en-verb-YFEyBUdG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

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