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overprotective
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(of a person) showing too much care or concern for another person, often in a way that is unreasonable
Grammatical Information
Composition
Complex
qualitative
Superlative
most overprotective
Comparative
more overprotective
gradable
Examples
Her parents were overprotective and checked her homework every day.
Lexical Tree
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