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Etymology

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From over- +‎ blithe.

Adjective

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overblithe (comparative more overblithe, superlative most overblithe)

  1. Excessively blithe.
    • 2010, Rebekah Miles, Georgia Harkness: The Remaking of a Liberal Theologian, page 162:
      Only through a deeper recognition of the meaning of divine judgment can we escape the pitfalls of an overblithe optimism in good times and faith-destroying bitterness in evil days.