Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overhastened

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-has-tened
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Brought on too hastily; rushed.

Example Sentences

"Sometimes conclusions were overhastened and rashly arrived at; but, as a rule, the exquisite critical subtlety of the old thinkers kept them safe from error […]"

Etymology

From over- + hastened.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overhastened (comparative) most overhastened (superlative)

Questions

What does overhastened mean?: Brought on too hastily; rushed.
Where does overhastened come from?: From over- + hastened.

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