over-articulateadj.n.
/ˌəʊvərɑːˈtɪkjᵿlət/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərɑrˈtɪkjələt/ Excessively articulate. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are too articulate as a class.
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1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain II. vii. 734 They suffered by comparison—..the tongue-tied giant as well as the two insignificant and over-articulate others.
1931 D. G. Mason Tune in, Amer. x. 134 An elusive work that as little wears its heart on its sleeve as its shy and not over-articulate composer [sc. Vaughan Williams] in a casual meeting.
1956 L. F. Urwick Pattern of Managem. iii. 52 The concept of leadership seems to me to be an equally happy stamping ground for the overarticulate and underinformed.
1997 Neon Sept. 42/3 Over-articulate, Dostoevsky-quoting, linen suit-clad prison transport supervisor Vince Larkin.
2002 Sunday Times (Nexis) 18 Aug. (Culture section) 24 The play's flaw is in the overarticulate writing, which can come across like a well-prepared lecture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
over-articulatev.
/ˌəʊvərɑːˈtɪkjᵿleɪt/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərɑrˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/ transitive. To articulate or pronounce too carefully or precisely. Also more generally: to express or present with unnecessary or excessive detail or care.
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1921 H. E. Palmer Princ. Lang.-study 72 The teacher may have considered it his duty to over-articulate his words.
1935 A. L. James Broadcast Word iii. 103 Is he pedantic? (i.e. over-articulating sounds); is he clerical?
2001 Advocate (Nexis) 27 Feb. 65 I felt no desire to overarticulate some profound, hypersexual moment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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