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Definition of Overindulged
1. overindulge [v] - See also: overindulge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overindulged
Literary usage of Overindulged
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1887)
"Natures unformed or overindulged, with none to counsel or command, generally go
wrong. A mother's love, a father's care, these — though young people may not ..."
2. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 93 by Harvard University (1892)
"sophic temperament, which, if overindulged, degenerates into effeminate weakness;
but, if rightly nurtured, gives the soul an orderly and cultivated ..."
3. Goldoni and the Venice of His Time by Joseph Spencer Kennard (1920)
"Con- tessa Isabella is impertinent, violent, rude as one who has been overindulged
in her youth, and taught to consider herself as the centre of the world. ..."
4. The Christian Examiner (1839)
"... great influences which go to form their tastes, habits, and pursuits, are, in
many instances, the result of misdirected or overindulged excitability. ..."
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