Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overjust

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-just
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too zealous in the pursuit of justice.

Example Sentences

"That is to say, do not become overjust, for he becomes too just who is not just yet thinks that he is so, deceived as he is by ignorance from knowing what true justice is."

Etymology

From over- + just.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overjust (comparative) most overjust (superlative) over-just (alternative)

Questions

What does overjust mean?: Too zealous in the pursuit of justice.
Where does overjust come from?: From over- + just.

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