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over-literal
adjective
(alsooverliteral)uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈlɪt.ər.əl/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈlɪt̬.ɚ.əl/
too closely based on the exact or basic meaning of something without looking at the wider meaning :
Officials seem preoccupied with an over-literal interpretation of the rules, regardless of the environmental consequences.
The author's style is a little rich for my taste, and the translation is overliteral.
The software which monitors contributions can sometimes be a little over-literal.
Their approach has been criticized as overliteral and too narrow.
Over-literal folk might characterize the event as a cash for access dinner.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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strictly speakingidiom
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synchronization
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