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overslow

/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-slow
IPA
/əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Too slow.

verb

To render slow; to check; to curb.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + slow.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more overslow (comparative) most overslow (superlative) overslows (present, singular) overslowing (participle, present) overslowed (participle, past) overslowed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce overslow?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/.
What does overslow mean?
Too slow.
Where does overslow come from?
From over- + slow.

How to pronounce overslow

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