trop

[troh]

adverb French.

too; too much or too many.

Nearby words

trop-

variant of tropo- before a vowel: tropism.

trop.

tropic.

tropical.

de trop

[duh troh]

adjective

too much; too many.

in the way; not wanted.

Origin of de trop

Borrowed into English from French around 1950–55

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Examples from the Web for trop

I have also heard that he is in love with poor David's widow, and hence I suppose this trop de zèle on her behalf.
Great Possessions|Mrs. Wilfrid Ward
More progress might be made with the old Latin tag, “Trop de zle.”
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914|Various
Trop cruelment te voi deduire: Pechié feiz que n'en as pitié; Nuls deus fors toi ne fait pechié!
Epic and Romance|W. P. Ker
When September came on, James found the air on the castle-hill "trop vif."
Odd Bits of History|Henry W. Wolff

Madame de Trafford sent to meet us at Blois, but not her own horses, because they were trop vifs.
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3|Augustus J. C. Hare

British Dictionary definitions for trop

de trop

adjective

(postpositive) not wanted; in the way; superfluous

Word Origin for de trop

literally: of too much

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Medicine definitions for trop

trop-

pref.

Variant oftropo-