Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwinded

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-wind-ed
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.

Example Sentences

"The diapasons, very much overwinded, as I venture to think, puff and whistle to the exclusion of all other sounds."
"[…] the pressure of wind is too much, the tone being forced or overwinded; […]"

Etymology

From over- + winded.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

more overwinded (comparative) most overwinded (superlative)

Questions

What does overwinded mean?: Of a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.
Where does overwinded come from?: From over- + winded.

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