Overapt
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Excessively apt or prone to do something.
"She was high-minded, generous, affectionate, and naturally gentle; but she was wilful, overapt to be hurried away by the impulse of the moment, and impatient of control; […]"
Example
More examples"She was high-minded, generous, affectionate, and naturally gentle; but she was wilful, overapt to be hurried away by the impulse of the moment, and impatient of control; […]"
Etymology
From over- + apt.
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