Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-ma-ture
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively mature.

Example Sentences

"Large logs from overmature trees may not be easy to sell in a market dominated by small-log mills."

Etymology

From over- + mature.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overmature (comparative) most overmature (superlative)

Questions

What does overmature mean?: Excessively mature.
Where does overmature come from?: From over- + mature.

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