Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overengrossed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ov-eren-grossed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

overly or excessively engrossed

Etymology

From Middle English overengrossed, equivalent to over- + engrossed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overengrossed

Inflected Forms

more overengrossed (comparative) most overengrossed (superlative)

Questions

What does overengrossed mean?: overly or excessively engrossed
Where does overengrossed come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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