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overclear

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Especially clear or comprehensible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The phrasing of the new law is not overclear to a layman.

Meaning relationships

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To make too clear, or translucent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To pass, without collision, by too great a distance; to go too far beyond.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From over- + clear.