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oversanguine

/əʊvəˈsaŋɡwɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-san-guine
IPA
/əʊvəˈsaŋɡwɪn/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to hopes of success.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + sanguine.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əʊvəˈsaŋɡwɪn/

Inflected Forms

more oversanguine (comparative) most oversanguine (superlative) over-sanguine (alternative)

Derived Forms

oversanguinely

Questions

How do you pronounce oversanguine?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvəˈsaŋɡwɪn/.
What does oversanguine mean?
Too sanguine; overconfident, too disposed to hopes of success.
Where does oversanguine come from?
From over- + sanguine.

How to pronounce oversanguine

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