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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overflatter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-flat-ter
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + flatter.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overflatters (present, singular) overflattering (participle, present) overflattered (participle, past) overflattered (past)

Synonyms

butter up fawn toady apple-polish bootlick bow and scrape brownnose dickride duchess fawn over fellate flannel

Questions

What does overflatter mean?
To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.
Where does overflatter come from?
From over- + flatter.

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