OVEREVALUATE

Etymology

Verb

overevaluate (third-person singular simple present overevaluates, present participle overevaluating, simple past and past participle overevaluated)

(transitive) To evaluate and rank too highly; overvalue.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

28 February 2025

PRESCRIPTIVE

(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

coffee icon