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overcarking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-cark-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too anxious; expressing or taking too much care.

Archaic

verb

present participle and gerund of overcark

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + carking.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more overcarking (comparative) most overcarking (superlative)

Questions

What does overcarking mean?
Too anxious; expressing or taking too much care.
Where does overcarking come from?
From over- + carking.

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