overneat

English

Etymology

over- +‎ neat

Adjective

overneat (comparative more overneat, superlative most overneat)

1. Excessively neat.
   • 1714 September 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, September 1, 1714”, in The Spectator, number 591; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume VI, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:

     A woman who from being a flattern becomes over-neat, or from being over-neat becomes a flattern, is most certainly in love.

     The spelling has been modernized.

References

• “overneat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• renovate