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Definition of Overprecise
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overprecise
Literary usage of Overprecise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Public Speaking by Harry Garfield Houghton (1916)
"Two common faults of enunciation are that of the lax and that of the overprecise —
the " don't care " style and the " affected " style. ..."
2. A History of Our Own Times by Justin McCarthy (1905)
"She was, in fact, the first constitutional Sovereign in the modern sense known
to the history of England. The Queen was, perhaps, somewhat overprecise and ..."
3. A History of Our Own Times by Justin McCarthy (1905)
"She was, in fact, the first constitutional Sovereign in the modern sense known
to the history of England. The Queen was, perhaps, somewhat overprecise and ..."
4. Art in Flanders by Max Rooses (1914)
"115); and a fourth illustrated the Gospels with a care almost overprecise. FlG.
II2.—THE CHAPTER OF THE GOL- DEN FLEECE. HISTOIRE DE LA TOISON D'OR ..."
5. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"The impression given by his countenance and bearing was that of an earnest,
dignified man, perhaps a little overprecise. Though fond of a joke, ..."
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