Overenunciate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To enunciate too strongly. ambitransitive

    "He’s always been far more interesting rhythmically than lyrically, but here his tendency to overenunciate, an accommodation that makes him more palatable to foreign ears, holds him back."

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"He’s always been far more interesting rhythmically than lyrically, but here his tendency to overenunciate, an accommodation that makes him more palatable to foreign ears, holds him back."

Etymology

From over- + enunciate.

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