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overembellish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overem-bel-lish
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To embellish excessively.

Etymology

From over- + embellish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overembellishes (present, singular) overembellishing (participle, present) overembellished (participle, past) overembellished (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overembellishment

Questions

What does overembellish mean?
To embellish excessively.
Where does overembellish come from?
From over- + embellish.

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