overtense

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ tense

Adjective[edit]

overtense (comparative more overtense, superlative most overtense)

  1. Excessively tense.

Verb[edit]

overtense (third-person singular simple present overtenses, present participle overtensing, simple past and past participle overtensed)

  1. (transitive) To make too tense.