überkandidelt

== German == === Etymology === Partial calque of Low German överkandidelt (19th c.), from kandidel (“cheerful”), itself plausibly from Latin candidus (“clear, bright”, hence “untarnished, untroubled”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈyːbərkanˌdiːdəlt/, [ˈʔyː.bɐ.kanˌdiː.dl̩t] === Adjective === überkandidelt (strong nominative masculine singular überkandidelter, comparative überkandidelter, superlative am überkandideltsten) (informal, regional, of people or their behaviour) flamboyant, eccentric; excessively outgoing, bubbly, cheerful, possibly to the point of being shrill, silly, over the top Synonym: überspannt ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “überkandidelt” in Duden online “überkandidelt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache