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单词 overprecise
释义

overprecise

adjective

over·​pre·​cise ˌō-vər-pri-ˈsīs How to pronounce overprecise (audio)
: excessively or needlessly precise
an overprecise estimate
Their diction was overprecise, their speech clotted with formalisms … Alastair Reynolds
Wear a watch if you like so that you can time the whole outing, but there is no need to be overprecise about it. Ruth Field
To clothe a simple idea in elaborate or overprecise language results in pomposity or even humor. Raymond George Smith

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

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