Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overeagerly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overea-ger-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an overeager manner.

Etymology

From Middle English overegreli, ouer egirly, equivalent to overeager + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more overeagerly (comparative) most overeagerly (superlative)

Questions

What does overeagerly mean?
In an overeager manner.
Where does overeagerly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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