Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgross

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɡɹəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-gross
IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɡɹəʊs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively gross.

verb

To load (a plane) with too much weight, thereby impairing its ability to fly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…] and to say we may not have images and call them idols, when they represent Christ and his saints, be overgross opinions to enter into your learned head, whatsoever the unlearned would tattle."
"Not a problem. Not enough weight to overgross the plane."
"Unalakleet was the only good fuel stop available as my outbound load from Kotzebue for that long leg was already far overgrossing my poor 145 h.p. Cessna 172."

Etymology

From over- + gross.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more overgross (comparative) most overgross (superlative) overgrosses (present, singular) overgrossing (participle, present) overgrossed (participle, past) overgrossed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overgross?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈɡɹəʊs/.
What does overgross mean?: Excessively gross.
Where does overgross come from?: From over- + gross.

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