overcivilized

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ civilized

Adjective[edit]

overcivilized (comparative more overcivilized, superlative most overcivilized)

  1. too civilized
    • 2007 January 28, Tina Cassidy, “Cut and Run”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Yet if “overcivilized” is synonymous with “educated,” which could equal “having too much information,” which could make anyone neurotic, then it could also be said that city women are overcivilized.

Translations[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=overcivilized&oldid=70923372"