Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overply

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-ply
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + ply.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overplies (present, singular) overplying (participle, present) overplied (participle, past) overplied (past)

Questions

What does overply mean?
To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork.
Where does overply come from?
From over- + ply.

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