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overstarve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-starve
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To starve too much.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + starve.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overstarves (present, singular) overstarving (participle, present) overstarved (participle, past) overstarved (past)

Questions

What does overstarve mean?
To starve too much.
Where does overstarve come from?
From over- + starve.

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