Definitions
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- adjective Too
specific ; with too muchdetail .
Etymologies
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over- + specific
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Examples
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But nowhere else does he indulge in such overspecific pointmaking, and the result is a production that serves as a timely reminder of the timeless warning uttered by one of the characters in "The Crucible": "Cleave to no faith when faith brings blood."
When Faith Draws Blood Terry Teachout 2011
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Let me try to explain my problem without being overspecific just in case my agent lurks hereabouts.
Archive 2006-02-12 Miss Snark 2006
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A bunch of metaphors are translated literally, resulting in lines that only kind of make sense, and a few lines are weirdly overspecific to the point of actually being mistranslated.
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