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overstrict

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-strict
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Excessively strict or severe.

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 strict English overstrict From over- + strict.

Inflected Forms

more overstrict (comparative) most overstrict (superlative)

Derived Forms

overstrictly overstrictness

Questions

What does overstrict mean?
Excessively strict or severe.
Where does overstrict 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 strict English overstrict From over- + strict.

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