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overgreedy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-greedy
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Greedy to excess.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *overgredy, from Old English ofergrǣdiġ (“overgreedy, too covetous”), equivalent to over- + greedy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *overgredy, ofergrǣdiġ

Inflected Forms

more overgreedy (comparative) most overgreedy (superlative) over-greedy (alternative)

Synonyms

too-greedy

Questions

What does overgreedy mean?
Greedy to excess.
Where does overgreedy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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