overslight

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English

Etymology

From over- +‎ slight.

Adjective

overslight (comparative more overslight, superlative most overslight)

  1. Excessively slight.
    • 1956, Royal Numismatic Society, Special Publication, number 3, page 198:
      the work is slightly marred by an undue emphasis on the muscles of the neck and an overslight treatment of the primary feathers.