Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversaturated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
over-sat-u-rat-ed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overcrowded; stagnant as a result.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

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 saturated English oversaturated From over- + saturated.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more oversaturated (comparative) most oversaturated (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does oversaturated mean?
simple past and past participle of oversaturate
Where does oversaturated 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 saturated English oversaturated From over- + saturated.

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