Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overindulgent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: overindul-gent
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tending to indulge excessively.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English indulgent English overindulgent From over- + indulgent.

Inflected Forms

more overindulgent (comparative) most overindulgent (superlative)

Derived Forms

overindulgently

Synonyms

dissipated crapulous

Questions

What does overindulgent mean?: Tending to indulge excessively.
Where does overindulgent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English indulgent English overindulgent From over- + indulgent.

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