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overdelicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overdel-i-cate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively delicate.

Etymology

From Middle English overdelicat, equivalent to over- + delicate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more overdelicate (comparative) most overdelicate (superlative)

Derived Forms

overdelicately

Questions

What does overdelicate mean?
Excessively delicate.
Where does overdelicate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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