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overfamiliar

o ver fa mil iar |ˌōvərfəˈmilyər ˌoʊvərfəˈmɪljər | adjective too well known: the overfamiliar teacher's voice. [ predic. ] (overfamiliar with ) too well acquainted with: the researcher is overfamiliar with the community. behaving or speaking in an inappropriately informal way: her private detective was dismissed for being overfamiliar with her. DERIVATIVES o ver fa mil i ar i ty |-fəˌmilēˈaritē |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

overfamiliar

over |fa ¦mil |iar |əʊvəfəˈmɪlɪə | adjective too well known: the overfamiliar teacher's voice. (overfamiliar with ) too well acquainted with: the researcher is overfamiliar with the community. behaving or speaking in an inappropriately informal way: her trainer was dismissed for being overfamiliar with her. DERIVATIVES overfamiliarity |-lɪˈarɪti |noun