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overbattle

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Too fertile; too rich.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dialectal, obsolete

Examples

  • For in the Church of God sometimes it cometh to pass as in over-battle grounds, the fertile disposition whereof is good. ― Hooker.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + battle (“fertile, fruitful”). More at over-, battle.