Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overoffensive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overof-fen-sive
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively offensive.

Example Sentences

"It is a constant attack upon the United States, sometimes very clever, very able, beautifully done, but overoffensive, I think, to a good many people."

Etymology

From over- + offensive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overoffensive (comparative) most overoffensive (superlative)

Questions

What does overoffensive mean?: Excessively offensive.
Where does overoffensive come from?: From over- + offensive.

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