overfamiliar

/ ˌəʊvəfəˈmɪlɪə /

adjective

1. excessively friendly, informal, or intimate

2. too well-known or easily recognized

   an overfamiliar action movie

Other Word Forms

• overfamiliarity noun

Example Sentences

Directed by Kelly Kitchens, “Snowed In” sidesteps the overwrought and overfamiliar qualities of so many holiday shows without tipping into full-on counterprogramming mode.

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Three of opera’s most memorable scores, each distinctive, none overfamiliar, all performed with care and passion.

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Other bits center around flaky co-workers, callous HR reps and overfamiliar recruiters.

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Because that conflict remains unresolved in the story, Jones often declines to resolve it in movement; numbers build from tension to frenzy without the overfamiliar Broadway-style climax.

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And while you might not deem C.P.E. obscure, exactly — what with being the most famous of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sons — these works are hardly overfamiliar.

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Related Words

• arrogant 
• foolhardy 
• overconfident 
• pompous 
• pretentious 
• pushy 
• rude 
• smug