Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overharsh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-harsh
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively harsh.

Example Sentences

"Does that seem an overharsh judgment on a life spent ordering supersize cokes, buckets of fries and vats of gelato?"

Etymology

From over- + harsh.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overharsh (comparative) most overharsh (superlative)

Questions

What does overharsh mean?: Excessively harsh.
Where does overharsh come from?: From over- + harsh.

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