Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overlarge

/əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-large
IPA: /əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively large; too big; oversize.

adv

Too extravagantly, overconfidently.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"After a couple of years without pruning, the shrub had grown overlarge and completely obscured the window."
"The house felt overlarge and oversilent with just the two of us, but I was relishing the peace of the kitchen."
"I will doo with her what me lyst said Palomydes / wete yow wel sayd that knyghte thou spekest ouer large / though thou semest me to haue at auauntage / by cause thow sawest me doo bataille but late"

Etymology

From Middle English overlarge, equivalent to over- + large.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Root: overlarge

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more overlarge (comparative) most overlarge (superlative)

Derived Forms

overlargely overlargeness

Synonyms

too large

Questions

How do you pronounce overlarge?: The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/.
What does overlarge mean?: Excessively large; too big; oversize.
Where does overlarge come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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