overclean
- a word derived from clean.
Example Sentences
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He was not overclean, and his clothes were, to say the least, shabby.
From London's Underworld by Holmes, Thomas
It was by no means overclean and she wondered with misgivings what the man did with it.
From A Prairie Courtship by Bindloss, Harold
In his red shirt and coarse breeches, and brown, not overclean skin, he certainly didn't look much like a gentleman in the conventional sense of that term.
From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Alger, Horatio
It is not overclean, and has an air of sharpness and repulsiveness that at once attract attention.
From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
A wide plank ranged on either side, and a few not overclean quilts served for a bed.
From The Land of Frozen Suns by Sinclair, Bertrand W.
