overmasterful
/ˈəʊvəˈmæstɚfəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The simple truth is that in the dreadful muddle of the French military interests, the German strategy was daringly overmasterful."
- "It was evident that his astonishment was great. He was a portly man, and tall, about forty years old, and, after his fashion, handsome. He had well-formed features and a mobile smile; but his face was masterful — overmasterful, some thought; and his eyes were hard, when a sly look did not soften, without much improving, their expression."
- "This is a reason why he may seem sometimes intolerant or overmasterful."
- "The cold, frosty fact, seemingly not imderstood by most men, is that erratic, excitable or overmasterful women are suffering from some defect of organism, and that the women to whom the woman's programme doesn't appeal, simply have not the blood and nerve to enjoy it."
- "And when the bricks cease to satisfy his creative instincts — wood, hammer and nails; clay, pencil, brush and paper, are given, is good; we try to satisfy him; and both desire and capacity grow through use. But the lad is overmasterful."
Etymology
From over- + masterful.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over
Inflected Forms
more overmasterful (comparative)
most overmasterful (superlative)
over-masterful (alternative)