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- [too too]
- /tu tu/
- /tuː tuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too too]
- /tu tu/
Definitions of too-too word
- adjective too-too excessively and tastelessly affected: The movie was simply too-too. 1
- adverb too-too in an excessively and tastelessly affected manner. 1
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Origin of too-too
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; orig. adj. use of adv. phrase too too
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Parts of speech for Too-too
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
too-too popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for too-too
adj too-too
- absonant — inharmonious
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- caricatural — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
adv too-too
- immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
adjective too-too
- amplified — Simple past tense and past participle of amplify.
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- embroidered — Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
adverb too-too
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
Antonyms for too-too
adjective too-too
- depreciated — Simple past tense and past participle of depreciate; reduced in value over time.
- minimised — Simple past tense and past participle of minimise.
- minimized — Simple past tense and past participle of minimize.
adverb too-too
- insufficiently — not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.