overclose
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having too great an emotional attachment.
adj
verb
To close prematurely or excessively.
verb
To form a closed universe before it has attained its present age.
Example Sentences
- "She knew he was being only sensible, pity rather, and she said she was sorry, and they didn't stand overclose after that, the weight of the rain was seeping through the branches and now a great low gust of wind swept up the park, driving the soft ground spray in their faces."
- "As the child grows older mother and child have to separate, a complex process in which both child and parent need to find the right balance between love and intimacy, without becoming overclose, sexual or incestuous."
- "Cows are also more liable to congestion of the lungs and to tuberculosis than are other cattle. The former may be induced by being kept in overclose, hot, and badly ventilated houses, rendering them liable to chills when turned out; and there is no doubt tuberculosis is largely spread by the presence of infected animals in such houses."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more overclose (comparative)
most overclose (superlative)
overcloses (present, singular)
overclosing (participle, present)
overclosed (participle, past)
overclosed (past)