Overcultured
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Excessively cultured.
"Victor and his companions tumble in and out of love, and while there is regret and an occasional glint of hard feelings, there’s not much in the way of visible labor or palpable loss. Mr. Piñeiro is an observer of love’s laziness, of the tentative, noncommittal expressions of desire among underemployed, overcultured urbanites."
Example
More examples"Victor and his companions tumble in and out of love, and while there is regret and an occasional glint of hard feelings, there’s not much in the way of visible labor or palpable loss. Mr. Piñeiro is an observer of love’s laziness, of the tentative, noncommittal expressions of desire among underemployed, overcultured urbanites."
Etymology
From over- + cultured.
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