overenunciate
Pronounce with excessive precision
To overenunciate is to pronounce words with exaggerated clarity and precision, articulating each syllable more distinctly than natural speech requires.
People overenunciate when speaking to someone who doesn't understand them, when mocking someone's speech, or when performing: She overenunciated every word as if speaking to a child.
The effect often comes across as patronizing or theatrical.
Express clearly, or well-spoken
- dictionChoice of words
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
- crispFirm and breakable
- preciseExactly correct, no error
intelligible · comprehensible · audible · clear · sharp · unambiguous · explicit · coherent
Depict with heightened emotion
- overactPerform with excess
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- overemphasizeStress something too much
- performativeDone for appearance's sake
affected · stagey · hammy · histrionic · melodramatic · overplay · overdramatize · showy
Showing extreme attention to detail
- fussyExcessively particular
- nitpickyOverly concerned with minutiae
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
persnickety · finicky · prissy · prim · proper · affected · pretentious · snobbish
articulate
Express clearly, or well-spoken
precise · intelligible · comprehensible · audible · clear · sharp · unambiguous · explicit · coherent · lucid
dramatize
Depict with heightened emotion
- overactPerform with excess
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- overemphasizeStress something too much
performative · affected · stagey · hammy · histrionic · melodramatic · overplay · overdramatize · showy · ostentatious
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- fussyExcessively particular
- nitpickyOverly concerned with minutiae
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
fastidious · persnickety · finicky · prissy · prim · proper · affected · pretentious · snobbish · condescending
hearing-impaired
Having partial or total deafness
elderly · noisy · loud · crowded · phone · microphone · recording · voiceover · dictation · transcription