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overquick

American  
[oh-ver-kwik] / ˈoʊ vərˈkwɪk /

adjective

  1. too quick.

    Let's not be overquick to criticize.


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Etymology

Origin of overquick

First recorded in 1530–40; over- + quick

Example Sentences

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And one with a vile and overquick temper, as he had proved in Venice.

From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert

But at the top of the second stairs he was overquick for her.

From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank

"That's Mr. Waymark," cried out Master Percy Tootle, when his overquick eyes perceived that the two had seen each other.

From The Unclassed by Gissing, George

As the capitao says, we soldiers are sometimes overquick.

From The Pathless Trail by Friel, Arthur O. (Arthur Olney)

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