overclear

adjective

over·​clear ˌō-vər-ˈklir How to pronounce overclear (audio)
: excessively clear
Better to be overclear than to have futile conversations about "How was I to know?"John Townsend
Evidently the young man was not overclear in his own mind as to how it had all happened …William Gilbert van Tassel Sutphen

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overclear was in 1660

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“Overclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overclear. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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