overfix

verb

Etymology

From over- + fix.

  1. derived from *dʰeygʷ-
  2. derived from fīxus
  3. derived from *fixer
  4. inherited from fixen
  5. prefixed as overfix — “over + fix

Definitions

  1. To fix exceedingly or excessively

    To fix exceedingly or excessively; fix beyond what is required

    • Caution dictated a strategy not to "overfix" the dilemma of slavery, whose future was not clear and whose capacity to sow discontent was high.
    • It is better to overfix rather than underfix.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overfix. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA