Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overfurious

/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfjʊ.ɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-fu-ri-ous
IPA: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈfjʊ.ɹi.əs/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively furious.

Example Sentences

"Nevertheless, mine own sweet son, if thou hast pity of thyself, or care of the memory of thy father, although thou wilt do nothing for her that deserveth not the name of a mother in this respect, I pray thee carry thine affairs wisely; be not hasty nor overfurious in thy enterprises, neither yet advance thyself more than reason shall move thee to effect thy purpose."
"But an overfurious blow of the hammer so injured the statue that he abandoned it as irrevocably spoiled."
"He had consumed unimaginable quantities of food and could drink up to 30 bottles of wine in one sitting, becoming so overfurious that he had to be tied down."

Etymology

From over- + furious.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈfjʊ.ɹi.əs/
British English: /ˌəʊ.vəˈfjʊə.ɹɪ.əs/

Inflected Forms

more overfurious (comparative) most overfurious (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce overfurious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊ.vɚˈfjʊ.ɹi.əs/.
What does overfurious mean?: Excessively furious.
Where does overfurious come from?: From over- + furious.

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