overapt

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ apt

Adjective[edit]

overapt (comparative more overapt, superlative most overapt)

  1. Excessively apt or prone to do something.
    • 1845, Walter Campbell, The Old Forest Ranger: Or, Wild Sports of India, page 237:
      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; […]
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