Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over-cruel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: over-cru-el
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of overcruel.

Etymology

From Middle English overcruel, equivalent to over- + cruel.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overcruel

Inflected Forms

more over-cruel (comparative) most over-cruel (superlative)

Questions

What does over-cruel mean?: Alternative form of overcruel.
Where does over-cruel come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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