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Definition of Overpraised
1. overpraise [v] - See also: overpraise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overpraised
Literary usage of Overpraised
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"It is absolutely the real thing; a novel so fine, so sincere, so absorbing that
it cannot be overpraised or oversold. Henry Sydnor Harrison's SAINT TERESA ..."
2. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"An overpraised Town.—Summary of Ceylon Collection.—The Royal Mail Coach.—Governmental
Eccentricities.—The Ride to Galle.—Charming Coast Scenery. ..."
3. Travels in Portugal by Oswald Crawfurd (1875)
"... their Improvised Singing—River Lima— Unsupported Tradition—Funeral
Customs—Surrounding Scenery overpraised—Raptures over Scenery make Poor Reading—Home ..."
4. The Life of the Rt. Hon. George Canning by Robert Bell (1846)
"... the son of Lord Charles Spencer, and brother of William Spencer, the dandy
and overpraised pet poet of the Devonshire House circle. ..."
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