overclipped en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + clipped.
Meanings
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Clipped to excess.
The bed was too neat, like an overclipped show dog, but as the season wore on the plants would settle; the garden would find its character.
2012, Barbara Claypole White, The Unfinished Garden, page 192:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most overclipped | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more overclipped | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |