Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversentimental

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-sen-ti-men-tal
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively sentimental.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + sentimental.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more oversentimental (comparative) most oversentimental (superlative)

Derived Forms

oversentimentality oversentimentally

Synonyms

bathetic maudlin overemotional cheesy squishy corny drippy gooey hokey icky kitsch kitschy

Questions

What does oversentimental mean?
Excessively sentimental.
Where does oversentimental come from?
From over- + sentimental.

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