overtrue en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + true.
Meanings
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(in the negative) Very or excessively true.
"De Mortuis nil nisis bonum," is an old, trite, though not overtrue proverb, arising from that truly religious sentiment: To do unto others as we wish that others might do unto us.
1877, The North American Journal of Homeopathy, volume 26, page 277:[…] all the much-paraded but not overtrue neutrality of England notwithstanding […]
1879, George Anthony Denison, Notes of My Life, 1805-1878 (issue 108, page 274)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overtrue | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overtrue | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |