adjective
- too apt or inclined; excessively prone or likely to do something
Usage: formal or literary; often used with an infinitive or to-clause
Examples
- He is overapt to jump to conclusions without sufficient evidence.
- The media is overapt to sensationalize minor incidents.
- She was overapt to trust strangers, which sometimes got her into trouble.
- Critics are overapt to dismiss new ideas without fair consideration.
- The system is overapt to fail under stress.