What does overenunciate mean?
Overenunciate means (ambitransitive) To enunciate too strongly..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(ambitransitive) To enunciate too strongly..
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.
Use overenunciate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overenunciate means (ambitransitive) To enunciate too strongly..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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