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Definition of Overfree
1. a. Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.
Definition of Overfree
1. Adjective. Too liberal or familiar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overfree
1. too free [adj] - See also: free
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overfree
Literary usage of Overfree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philip Van Artevelde: A Dramatic Romance, in Two Parts by Henry Taylor (1835)
"... as superscribed ; And should mishap occur to any one Upon the road, which is
not overfree, I charge me with ten masses for his soul. (To another. ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"... Another's tongue is rough and overfree, Let's call it bluntness and sincerity;
Another's choleric — him we must screen, As cursed with feelings for his ..."
3. A History of England from the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria by Benjamin Stites Terry (1908)
"He had made many promises: he would not use the church lands for gain; he would
abolish the wrongs sprung of the overfree exercise of the authority of the ..."
4. Agricultural Economics by Henry Charles Taylor (1919)
"The farm being found satisfactory, make sure that the landlord is a fair-minded
man, capable of giving good advice but not overfree with his suggestions nor ..."
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