1598 R. Tofte iii. sig. F8 My Loue which is to thee more then extreame, Requite not with a fortune, ouer meane.
a1639 W. Whately (1640) ii. xxx. 101 It is a fruit of an overmeane conceit of God, when we will cause him to be a servant to our lusts, and unreasonable fancies.
1903 J. Payne 80 He put off empire, like a worn-out wede, For hero's wearing waxen overmean.