overwield
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When V and N (either in en as a wordending, or the pronoun en) come together, the v often overwields the n which in its new form overwields the v that becomes b."
- "This was because many of them believed that the Emir had overwielded his power against his real and imagined enemies and therefore stepped on many people's toes."
- "His persuasive power was overwielded, and overshadowed by his intensity, which made him seem to them on the verge of spooky."
Etymology
From over- + wield.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over
Usage
Inflected Forms
overwields (present, singular)
overwielding (participle, present)
overwielded (participle, past)
overwielded (past)