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overrich

overrich

6.5
Having too much fat, sugar or a strong smell that makes it unpleasant
  • adjective
  • /ˌoʊvərˈrɪtʃ/
translation icon : demasiado rico
  • He found the sauce overrich and preferred something lighter with his meal.

Examples

  • The chocolate cake was so overrich that I could only eat a small piece.

  • Some perfumes are overrich and can be overwhelming in a small room.

  • The dessert was too overrich for my taste.

  • Some people find chocolate cake overrich.

  • The chef created an overrich dessert that was too sweet for most diners.

  • She found the overrich fabric difficult to wear in the warm weather.

  • The artist's painting was criticized for being overrich in color and texture.

Synonyms

too much
vsoverrich
∞ 1.2

More than is needed or healthy

is this excess when a quality becomes unpleasant rather than neutral
excessive
vsoverrich
224 3.6

More than is needed or reasonable

is this excess focused on a quality becoming overly rich and unpleasant
oversaturated
vsoverrich
1 5.8

Having too much of something for a system or place to handle

is this excess about an unpleasant richness rather than capacity limits

How Rich

overrich
6.5
rich
73 3.0
light
79 1.0
thin
221 5.2

Surface Forms

overrich positive

Morphology

overrich = rich (transparent) = over + rich

The productive prefix 'over-' clearly adds an 'excessive' meaning to 'rich', producing 'excessively rich'.

Etymology

The word overrich is made of over- meaning 'too much' and rich, meaning 'full of flavour or money'. So overrich means having 'too much' richness, like a cake so rich you can only eat a small slice or a perfume that feels too strong.