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overabundant en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English overaboundaunt, equivalent to over- + abundant.

Meanings

  1. excessively abundant.
    • Algae are a natural part of the ecosystem, but when they are overabundant the compounds they release can accumulate to levels harmful to wildlife and people, the California Water Quality Monitoring Council says. 2022 September 3, Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, “An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area”, in CNN:

Forms

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most overabundant Degree=Sup lexicographic
more overabundant Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

overabundantly

Relateds

overabundance

Translations (4)

ro supraabundent (excessively abundant) · pt superabundante (excessively abundant) · eo troabunda (excessively abundant) · gl superabundante (excessively abundant)