Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcuriously

/əʊvəˈkjʊəɹɪəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-cu-ri-ous-ly
IPA: /əʊvəˈkjʊəɹɪəsli/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With too much curiosity; in an overcurious manner.

Example Sentences

"And Plato deemes it to be a vice of impiety, over-curiously to enquire after God, after the world, and after the first causes of things."

Etymology

From overcurious + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: overcurious

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əʊvəˈkjʊəɹɪəsli/

Inflected Forms

more overcuriously (comparative) most overcuriously (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce overcuriously?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈkjʊəɹɪəsli/.
What does overcuriously mean?: With too much curiosity; in an overcurious manner.
Where does overcuriously come from?: From overcurious + -ly.

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