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over-gentle
over-gentle adj.
Brit. 
/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛntl/
, /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛntl/U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛn(t)l/
/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛn(t)l/ΚΠ
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxciiij He hym selfe hath bene ouer-gentle to hym.
1885 Bot. Gaz. 10 319 Their house was taken possession of and searched by the not over-gentle police.
1989 Independent (Nexis) 26 June 14 Not helped much by the production's overgentle pace, the play seems to stutter forward by fits and starts.
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