Overindustrious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of over-industrious. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "There are lizards and snakes, frogs and crabs, tarantulas and spiders, hornets and beetles, and the greatest nuisance of all is the swarming and overindustrious ant. Overindustrious creatures are always a nuisance."

Example

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"There are lizards and snakes, frogs and crabs, tarantulas and spiders, hornets and beetles, and the greatest nuisance of all is the swarming and overindustrious ant. Overindustrious creatures are always a nuisance."

Etymology

From over- + industrious.

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