overcolouring

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ colouring.

Verb

overcolouring

1. present participle and gerund of overcolour

Noun

overcolouring (plural overcolourings)

1. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this.

References

• “overcolouring”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.