overrosy en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + rosy.
Meanings
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Excessively rosy (in various senses).
Overrosy cheeks or an overemphasized mouth tends to dwarf the eyes and destroy the balance of the face.
1949, Laura Baxter, Alpha Latzke, Today's Clothing, Chicago, I.L. […]: w:J. B. Lippincott Company, page 13:As a guy who long ago fell in with the cult of the Japanese washlet bidet, I'll concede that my expectations of the next fella's nethers may once have been a tad overrosy. Not anymore. Not after my years on Reddit.
2024 May 17, Farhad Manjoo, “Men’s Hygiene Is in a Very Sorry State”, in Slate, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 May 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most overrosy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more overrosy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |