单词 | over-curiously |
释义 | over-curiouslyadv. In an overcurious manner; to an overcurious degree. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > lack of simplicity > [adverb] > over-elaborately over-curiously1561 finickingly1880 1561 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalips l. 337 But when this wo shal be..is knowen to the father alone, & therfore must not be searched of vs ouer curiously. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 179 Aske not thy selfe overcuriously, when this mystery was accomplished. 1729 B. Mandeville Fable Bees ii. i. 16 It is an Incivility strictly to examine and over-curiously to look into Matters. 1879 J. R. Planché Mr Buckstone's Voy. round Globe ii. 20 All over curiously she seems to con me! Ahem! The eyes of Europe are upon me. 1985 Economist (Nexis) 21 Sept. 70 That has not stopped the British government eyeing Laser [sc. a pirate radio station] over-curiously. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1561 |
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