Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overslight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-s-light
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively slight.

Example Sentences

"[…] the work is slightly marred by an undue emphasis on the muscles of the neck and an overslight treatment of the primary feathers."

Etymology

From over- + slight.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overslight (comparative) most overslight (superlative)

Questions

What does overslight mean?: Excessively slight.
Where does overslight come from?: From over- + slight.

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