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overpermissive en · ADJ

Etymology

From over- + permissive.

Meanings

1. Excessively permissive; allowing too much leeway.
   • It is the overpermissive parent who raises the well known spoiled brat. 1975, Thomas D. Gnagey, How to Put Up with Parents: A Guide for Teenagers, page 90:
   • The Mongolic proposal for 'strap, tether' is semantically overpermissive. 2005, Martine Irma Robbeets, Is Japanese Related to Korean, Tungusic, Mongolic and Turkic?, page 136:
   • The most common type of owner I see with Yorkies are the overpermissive owners. Overpermissive owners want to spoil their dogs and usually freely admit they spoil their dogs. 2003, Liz Palika, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yorkshire Terriers:

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