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Adjectives that start with O

Adjectives that start with O

Describing words, to help you tell someone else what something is like.

Ois forOut

You go out when you go away from something, or out from inside something. For example, you might go out to a restaurant. If you rearrange some items, they become out of order. The cat in the picture is getting out of a box. The opposite of out is in.
Photo of an overgrown garden
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Something is overgrown if it is covered in growth, outside of where it should be. Gardens can become overgrown if they are neglected and left to run wild with no-one to prune the plants and pull out the weeds.
Something is overloaded if it is carrying a load that is too big for it. The car in the picture is overloaded.
Photo of overripe bananas
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Ois forOverripe

Fruit is overripe if has become ripe and then kept going. Overripe fruit becomes soft and squishy, and may also get brown or wrinkly. Overripe fruit is not very nice to eat.
Photo of a fat cat
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Someone is overweight if they weigh more than they should. People or animals are usually overweight because they are too fat.