Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overbroad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: over-broad
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too broad.

Example Sentences

"Schmidt is arguing that the outright ban on selling and distributing raw milk is "overbroad legislation.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad English overbroad From over- + broad.

Inflected Forms

more overbroad (comparative) most overbroad (superlative)

Derived Forms

overbroadly overbroadness

Questions

What does overbroad mean?: Too broad.
Where does overbroad come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad English overbroad From over- + broad.

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