conscious
adjective
aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
overconscious
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a word derived from
conscious.
Example Sentences
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The cinema is a light drama of incident, mawkish at times, overconscious at other times.
From Time Magazine Archive
The colour of the face is healthy, tending to rosiness, and the general impression given is that of a clever man, conscious, yet not overconscious, of his dignity.
From William of Germany by Stanley Shaw
They often grew careless of their personal appearance, and by this risked their influence in their homes, separation from their children, alert and often overconscious on the subject of dress.
From The Leaven in a Great City by Lillian William Betts
They are overconscious, burdened to death with consciousness.'
From Women in Love by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
Effects of premature formulation The same putting the cart before the horse, the product before the process, is found in that overconscious formulation of methods of procedure so current in elementary instruction.
From How We Think by John Dewey
