over-greatadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɡreɪt/

Forms: see over- prefix and great adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, great adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + great adj. Compare slightly earlier over-greatly adv. Compare Middle Dutch overgroot (Dutch overgroot), Middle Low German ȫvergrōt, Middle High German übergroz (German übergroß).

Too great; excessive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree

overmeteeOE

unmeeteOE

unimeteOE

unmethelyOE

over-mickleOE

hoflesc1175

overmucha1300

unskilwisea1340

unskilfulc1370

luxuriousc1374

overseemingc1384

superfluec1384

unreasonablea1387

outrageousc1390

over-greatc1390

overlargec1390

overgrowna1398

unmeasurablea1398

unmoderatea1398

unordinatea1398

immoderate1398

rankc1400

overabundantc1410

excessivea1420

superabundant?a1425

unmeasureda1425

superfluousc1475

nimious?c1500

surfeitc1500

overliberala1535

torc1540

exceeding1548

distemperate1557

over-ranka1568

overswelling1582

accessive1583

overaboundinga1600

overteeming1603

excessful1633

overproportionated1647

superproportioned1652

over-proportioned1662

overproportionate1672

unduea1684

unequal1704

unmerciful1707

hypermetric1854

hypertrophied1879

over the top1980

c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2876 Ouer greet homlynesse engendreth dispreisynge.

a1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Bodl. e Mus.) 35 (MED) The folk..aryn blake of colour for the ouergret hete that is there and brennynge of the sonne.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xii. 32 In an ouergrete quantite is confusion.

1584 Orders Priuie Counsell for Postes 14 Jan. (single sheet) Inconueniences happening by the ouergreat libertie of late vsed in riding poste.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 13836 Ouir grit welth.

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) iii. vi. 142 The overgreat and confused motion of these Idea's..makes ravenings, as in persons drunk, phrentick, [etc.].

c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses xi. 170 All fogginess..proceeds from an over-great Relaxation of the Canals and Vessels.

a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) iii. ii. 63 I am at no time an over-great eater.

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 19 At York the buttresses are too prominent; there is an over-great horizontalism apparent.

1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude xi. 237 In good hours we do not find Shakspeare or Homer over-great,—only to have been translators of the happy present.

1947 G. L. Rouse Tudor Cornwall 259 Some of the Council thought the number appointed to be executed was over-great.

1981 Lebende Sprachen 26 93/2 It is hardly surprising if, at times, the burden of the task appears overgreat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-great
释义	over-greatadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡreɪt/ Forms: see over- prefix and great adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, great adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + great adj. Compare slightly earlier over-greatly adv. Compare Middle Dutch overgroot (Dutch overgroot), Middle Low German ȫvergrōt, Middle High German übergroz (German übergroß). Too great; excessive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree overmeteeOE unmeeteOE unimeteOE unmethelyOE over-mickleOE hoflesc1175 overmucha1300 unskilwisea1340 unskilfulc1370 luxuriousc1374 overseemingc1384 superfluec1384 unreasonablea1387 outrageousc1390 over-greatc1390 overlargec1390 overgrowna1398 unmeasurablea1398 unmoderatea1398 unordinatea1398 immoderate1398 rankc1400 overabundantc1410 excessivea1420 superabundant?a1425 unmeasureda1425 superfluousc1475 nimious?c1500 surfeitc1500 overliberala1535 torc1540 exceeding1548 distemperate1557 over-ranka1568 overswelling1582 accessive1583 overaboundinga1600 overteeming1603 excessful1633 overproportionated1647 superproportioned1652 over-proportioned1662 overproportionate1672 unduea1684 unequal1704 unmerciful1707 hypermetric1854 hypertrophied1879 over the top1980 c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2876 Ouer greet homlynesse engendreth dispreisynge. a1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Bodl. e Mus.) 35 (MED) The folk..aryn blake of colour for the ouergret hete that is there and brennynge of the sonne. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xii. 32 In an ouergrete quantite is confusion. 1584 Orders Priuie Counsell for Postes 14 Jan. (single sheet) Inconueniences happening by the ouergreat libertie of late vsed in riding poste. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) 13836 Ouir grit welth. 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) iii. vi. 142 The overgreat and confused motion of these Idea's..makes ravenings, as in persons drunk, phrentick, [etc.]. c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses xi. 170 All fogginess..proceeds from an over-great Relaxation of the Canals and Vessels. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) iii. ii. 63 I am at no time an over-great eater. 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 19 At York the buttresses are too prominent; there is an over-great horizontalism apparent. 1870 R. W. Emerson Society & Solitude xi. 237 In good hours we do not find Shakspeare or Homer over-great,—only to have been translators of the happy present. 1947 G. L. Rouse Tudor Cornwall 259 Some of the Council thought the number appointed to be executed was over-great. 1981 Lebende Sprachen 26 93/2 It is hardly surprising if, at times, the burden of the task appears overgreat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1390
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