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over-affectionate, a.
Brit. |ˌəʊv(ə)rəˈfɛkʃənət|, U.S. |ˌoʊvərəˈfɛkʃ(ə)nət|
[‹ over- prefix + affectionate adj.]
Excessively affectionate.
1639J. S. Clidamas 126 The envy of the over-affectionate multitude. 1769H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 66 It is happy, said Mrs. Neighbourly, for our weakly and over-affectionate Sex, that God has been pleased to fix a Monitor within us, who struggles against our Inclinations. 1896Harper's Mag. Dec. 55/1 The reader will conclude that I was a kind of over-affectionate pestering dull dog, who made this brilliant youth's life a burden to him. 1959I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xv. 326 Someone considered over-affectionate is said to be soppy, sloppy, gormless, a drip, or a clot. 2000M. Kearney Place of Healing iii. 131 She wasn't over-affectionate but she was always there when I needed her. |