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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overawful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-aw-ful
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential).

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + awful.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more overawful (comparative) most overawful (superlative)

Questions

What does overawful mean?
Excessively awful (awe-inspiring or reverential).
Where does overawful come from?
From over- + awful.

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