overnear

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ near.

Adjective

overnear (comparative more overnear, superlative most overnear)

  1. Too near; too close.
    • 1868, Edwin Atherstone, The Fall of Nineveh, volume 2, page 74:
      Yet not overnear
      Let him approach.
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