adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Excessively desperate.

   "“Their choice of me,” he admitted, “made them seem naïve and a little overdesperate.”"

Example

More examples

"“Their choice of me,” he admitted, “made them seem naïve and a little overdesperate.”"

Etymology

From over- + desperate.

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