overdentious
A state or quality of possessing excessive ambition or pretension that surpasses practical limits or reality. It often refers to a grandiosity in one's claims or actions that is perceived as overreaching or unnecessarily complex.
Examples
3 of 5The sheer overdentious of his weekend plans, involving three countries in forty-eight hours, left everyone exhausted just listening to it.
The absolute over-ambition of his weekend plans, involving three countries in forty-eight hours, left everyone exhausted just listening to it.
In her formal critique, the professor highlighted the overdentious of the thesis, noting that it attempted to solve too many global issues at once.
In her formal critique, the professor highlighted the overreaching nature of the thesis, noting that it attempted to solve too many global issues at once.
I like his ideas, but there's an overdentious in his delivery that makes him sound a bit full of himself.
I like his ideas, but there is a pretentiousness in his delivery that makes him sound a bit arrogant.
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Memory Tip
Break it down: 'Over' (too much) + 'Dent' (impact). Imagine someone trying to make such a big 'dent' in the world that they end up being ridiculous.
Quick Quiz
The CEO's _______ led to a series of failed acquisitions that the company could not afford.
Correct!
The correct answer is: overdentious
Examples
The sheer overdentious of his weekend plans, involving three countries in forty-eight hours, left everyone exhausted just listening to it.
everydayThe absolute over-ambition of his weekend plans, involving three countries in forty-eight hours, left everyone exhausted just listening to it.
In her formal critique, the professor highlighted the overdentious of the thesis, noting that it attempted to solve too many global issues at once.
formalIn her formal critique, the professor highlighted the overreaching nature of the thesis, noting that it attempted to solve too many global issues at once.
I like his ideas, but there's an overdentious in his delivery that makes him sound a bit full of himself.
informalI like his ideas, but there is a pretentiousness in his delivery that makes him sound a bit arrogant.
The overdentious exhibited by the early explorers often led to poorly planned expeditions that ignored local environmental hazards.
academicThe excessive grandiosity shown by the early explorers often led to poorly planned expeditions that ignored local environmental hazards.
Marketing teams warned that the project's overdentious would alienate middle-class consumers who prefer straightforward branding.
businessMarketing teams warned that the project's excessive pretension would alienate middle-class consumers who prefer straightforward branding.
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Common Collocations
Common Phrases
a fit of overdentious
a sudden moment of acting too ambitiously
prone to overdentious
having a tendency to be pretentious
the height of overdentious
the most extreme example of overreaching
Often Confused With
Ostentatiousness focuses specifically on the vulgar display of wealth, while overdentious refers more broadly to the ambition and scale of one's claims.
Usage Notes
This word is typically used in academic or highly formal settings to describe an attitude rather than a physical object. It carries a negative connotation of being 'too much' or 'unrealistically grand'.
Common Mistakes
Learners often treat this as an adjective because of the '-ious' suffix; however, in this context, it functions as a noun describing the state of being over-ambitious.
Memory Tip
Break it down: 'Over' (too much) + 'Dent' (impact). Imagine someone trying to make such a big 'dent' in the world that they end up being ridiculous.
Word Origin
Constructed from the prefix 'over-' and the Latin-root influenced 'dentious,' mimicking the structure of words like 'sententious' or 'pretentious'.
Grammar Patterns
Cultural Context
Frequently used in literary criticism or architectural reviews to describe works that try to do too much at once.
Quick Quiz
The CEO's _______ led to a series of failed acquisitions that the company could not afford.
Correct!
The correct answer is: overdentious
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