overqualified

overqualified
/oh"veuhr kwol"euh fuyd'/, adj.
having more education, training, or experience than is required for a job or position.
[1950-55; OVER- + QUALIFIED]

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  • overqualified — o|ver|qual|i|fied [ ,ouvər kwalə,faıd ] adjective more experienced and educated than you need to be to do a particular job: They told me I was overqualified for the job …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • overqualified — adjective Date: 1954 having more education, training, or experience than a job calls for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • overqualified — adjective Having too many qualifications to be deemed appropriate for a (usually unskilled) job. Ant: underqualified …   Wiktionary

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