Overindustrious
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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
More examples"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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