overword

1 of 2

noun

: a word or phrase repeated or said over (as in a song) : burden, refrain

overword

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to compose with an excess of words : write too wordily

many of the poems seem to come out overworded

—John Ciardi

Word History

Etymology

Noun

over- (from over entry 1 —again) + word, noun

Transitive verb

over entry 1 + word, verb

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