ˈover-ˈswift,a. [over- 25, 28.] Too swift or rapid; excessively swift. c1374Chaucer Boeth. iv. metr. v. 103 (Camb. MS.) Whi þat Boetes the sterre vnfoldith his ouerswifte arysynges.1638tr.Bacon's Life & Death 221 A good strong Motion; But not over swift.