overgrade

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ grade.

Adjective

overgrade (not comparable)

  1. (bridge-building) Having the truss above the roadway.

Coordinate terms

Verb

overgrade (third-person singular simple present overgrades, present participle overgrading, simple past and past participle overgraded)

  1. To award too high a grade to a student or a piece of work.