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overneat en · ADJ

Etymology

From over- + neat.

Meanings

1. Excessively neat.
   • A woman who from being a flattern becomes over-neat, or from being over-neat becomes a flattern, is most certainly in love. 1714 September 11 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, September 1, 1714”, in The Spectator, number 591; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume VI, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:

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