单词 | over-curiousness |
释义 | over-curiousnessn. rare. Excessive curiousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [noun] curiosityc1386 delicacya1393 curiousnessc1440 delicatesse1509 delicateness?1529 daintethness1548 exquisiteness?c1550 over-curiousness1573 featness1577 daintiness1579 dainty1590 finicality1594 niceness1604 squeamishness1654 fastidiousness1661 choicenessa1665 overnicety1664 finicalness1675 hypercriticism1678 overniceness1694 nicety1723 over-delicacy1745 daintihood1780 finickiness1833 finicism1844 over-criticism1859 overfineness1859 particularness1859 faddiness1865 finicking1869 picksomeness1881 pernicketiness1890 perfectionism1937 choosiness1945 pickiness1952 1573 J. Daus tr. H. Bullinger Hundred Serm. vpon Apocalipse (rev. ed.) f. 69v Through our owne ouer curiousnesse in searchyng and siftyng Gods workes. 1873 A. Shiels Rusticating in Reality 20 Untroubled with an over curiousness In miniature to copy the sublime, Or in poetic numbers pencil down The mysteries of illimitable space. 1903 G. Saintsbury Loci Critici 432 This over-curiousness of expression is indeed but the excessive employment of a wonderful gift. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573 |
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