over-familiar
adjective
(alsooverfamiliar)uk/ˌəʊ.və.fəˈmɪl.i.ər/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.fəˈmɪl.i.jɚ/over-familiaradjective(REPEATED)
having beenseen,met,heard, etc. too manytimesbefore :
The DJplayedadull, over-familiarselectionofdancesongs.
They havebecomeoverfamiliarwitheach other, and eachfeelstheirpartnerhas nothing new toofferthem.
- Some of thenameson thelistwereunfamiliarto him,othersoverfamiliar.
- Whathappenedto her after theincidentmade for afamiliarstory,evenan over-familiar one.
Plain and ordinary
- as it comesidiom
- austere
- austerely
- austerity
- average Joe
- generalized
- homeliness
- homely
- homespun
- homey
- run-of-the-mill
- severe
- severely
- simple
- something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
- unoriginal
- unostentatiously
- unremarkable
- well trodden
- workaday
over-familiaradjective(friendly)
tooinformalandfriendly, sometimes in a way that does not showrespectto someone who is not afamilymemberorclosefriend:
A goodmanagershouldknowhow to befriendlywithout being over-familiar.
He often put hisarmaround Sophie, but was never overfamiliarwiththeothers.
- Ibeganto beconcernedthat one of mycustomerswasbecomingover-familiar.
- Serviceat therestaurantwasprofessionalandfriendly, but not over-familiar .
- Shespokein achatty, overfamiliar way, not at allappropriatefor theformalsetting.
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- casualization
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- formality
- formally
- genteel
- genteelly
- gentility
- grace
- mindyourp's and q'sidiom
- non-formal
- non-U
- not the done thingidiom
- propriety
- solemnity
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory