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单词 over-curiousness
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over-curiousnessn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkjʊərɪəsnəs/, /ˌəʊvəˈkjɔːrɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkjʊriəsnəs/
Forms: see over- prefix and curiousness n.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, curiousness n.
Etymology: < over- prefix + curiousness n. Compare slightly later overcurious adj.
rare.
Excessive curiousness.
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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).
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