superincumbent

[soo-per-in-kuhm-buh nt]

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adjective

Origin of superincumbent

1655–65; < Latin superincumbent- (stem of superincumbēns), present participle of superincumbere to lean over; see super-, incumbent

Related formssu·per·in·cum·bence, su·per·in·cum·ben·cy, nounsu·per·in·cum·bent·ly, adverb

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Related Words for superincumbent

onerous, overbearing, dictatorial, unjust, inhuman, cruel, brutal, depressing, burdensome, heavy-handed, tyrannical, harsh, first-rate, remarkable, exceptional, admirable, good, superhuman, preferable, taxing

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Historical Examples of superincumbent

Then she felt a hand trying to remove her superincumbent head-gear.
Under the Waves
R M Ballantyne
Under this superincumbent weight I had long struggled to stand.
Rattlin the Reefer
Edward Howard
Yet these are hidden beneath a superincumbent mass of trivialities.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature
John Addington Symonds
The present superincumbent mass is about 20 feet in thickness.
The Youthful Wanderer
George H. Heffner
A banded column, such as we see in Early English Gothic, looks weak and incapable of supporting the superincumbent weight.
Colouration in Animals and Plants
Alfred Tylor

British Dictionary definitions for superincumbent

superincumbent

adjective

lying or being on top of something else
situated or suspended above; overhanging

Derived Formssuperincumbence or superincumbency, nounsuperincumbently, adverb

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