overdrivenadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrɪvn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdrɪv(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overdriven , overdrive v.

Etymology: < overdriven, past participle of overdrive v. Compare over-drove adj.

1. That is driven or worked too hard. Also in extended use: that is too active, excited or intense.In quot. 1888: hackneyed, used to excess.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > other spec.

forsung?a1366

fordreamed?a1400

forplaint1423

forwallowed1423

forcrieda1600

overdriven1653

over-drove1751

mooth1768

forridden1820

fatigued1853

stale1856

fucked-out1862

wooden-weary1888

blind-weary.1923

partied-out1950

stressed out1980

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [adjective] > trite, well-worn

worn1569

seta1616

well-worn1621

copybook1848

overdriven1888

tired1951

1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) 160 Lest I should be counted too great an Accuser, and to prosecute an over-driven information, shall remaine with me as a Doubt Dormant.

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 193 Mad, and wild, like an overdriven steer, he ploughs up the tender furrow.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 601 The sufferings..of an overdriven post~horse.

1859 A. D. Mayo Symbols of Capital 16 If the masses in the country are not more enlightened in literature than the overdriven and excited crowds that throng the pavement, it is their own deep disgrace.

1884 A. S. Swan Dorothea Kirke iii. 30 The wandering of an over-driven brain.

1888 W. Minto in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 670/2 The banishment of a few overdriven phrases and figures of speech from poetic diction.

a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) ix. 323 The little, over-driven cogs and wheels of the mind..moved more slowly.

1994 R. Davies Cunning Man 37 There were abortifacients, sought by the overdriven mothers of ten or eleven hungry children.

1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash xi. 258 The tempo rose dramatically to match the overdriven metabolisms of a new generation of speedfreaks—in gabba's case, rising to 180, 200, 250, even 300 b.p.m.

†2. Architecture. Set so as to project beyond the general line of a facade, etc. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective]

steepc1000

tooting?c1225

strutting1387

prominent?1440

extant1540

eminent?1541

pouting1563

poking1566

out1576

egregious1578

promontory1579

out-pointed1585

buttinga1593

outjetting1598

perking1598

jettying1609

juttying1609

out-jutting1611

outstanding1611

upsticking1611

out-shooting1622

jutting1624

outgrowing1625

rank1625

toting1645

projectinga1652

porrected1653

protruded1654

protruding1654

upcast1658

protending1659

jettinga1661

raised1663

starting1680

emersed1686

exerted1697

projective1703

jet-out1709

exorbitant1715

sticking1715

foreright1736

poky1754

perked-up1779

salient1789

prouda1800

overdriven1812

extrusive1816

stand-up1818

shouldering1824

jutty1827

outflung1830

sticky-out1839

sticking-up1852

outreaching1853

protrusive1858

out-thrusting1869

stickout1884

protrudent1891

1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) IV. 503 An overdriven Keystone, or Console, as it is termed, is one of the most usual ornaments of the Archivolt.

3. Music. Of a guitar or other musical instrument: producing the distorted sound characteristic of the use of overdrive (overdrive n. 3b). Also, of music: characterized by such a sound.

ΚΠ

1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 Dec. c2 Sharp sent out wave after wave of overdriven, distortion-laden guitar.

1986 Washington Post 19 Jan. d4/2 Most bands would fall headlong into cliché when dishing out the sort of overdriven guitar grunge served up in ‘Don't You Go Walking’.

1995 Q June 122/1 The overdriven organs, broken guitars, violin scrapings and lone flute make for a strange underwater soundworld.

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

单词	overdriven
释义	overdrivenadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrɪvn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdrɪv(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overdriven , overdrive v. Etymology: < overdriven, past participle of overdrive v. Compare over-drove adj. 1. That is driven or worked too hard. Also in extended use: that is too active, excited or intense.In quot. 1888: hackneyed, used to excess. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > other spec. forsung?a1366 fordreamed?a1400 forplaint1423 forwallowed1423 forcrieda1600 overdriven1653 over-drove1751 mooth1768 forridden1820 fatigued1853 stale1856 fucked-out1862 wooden-weary1888 blind-weary.1923 partied-out1950 stressed out1980 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [adjective] > trite, well-worn worn1569 seta1616 well-worn1621 copybook1848 overdriven1888 tired1951 1653 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis (rev. ed.) 160 Lest I should be counted too great an Accuser, and to prosecute an over-driven information, shall remaine with me as a Doubt Dormant. 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure II. 193 Mad, and wild, like an overdriven steer, he ploughs up the tender furrow. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 601 The sufferings..of an overdriven post~horse. 1859 A. D. Mayo Symbols of Capital 16 If the masses in the country are not more enlightened in literature than the overdriven and excited crowds that throng the pavement, it is their own deep disgrace. 1884 A. S. Swan Dorothea Kirke iii. 30 The wandering of an over-driven brain. 1888 W. Minto in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 670/2 The banishment of a few overdriven phrases and figures of speech from poetic diction. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) ix. 323 The little, over-driven cogs and wheels of the mind..moved more slowly. 1994 R. Davies Cunning Man 37 There were abortifacients, sought by the overdriven mothers of ten or eleven hungry children. 1998 S. Reynolds Energy Flash xi. 258 The tempo rose dramatically to match the overdriven metabolisms of a new generation of speedfreaks—in gabba's case, rising to 180, 200, 250, even 300 b.p.m. †2. Architecture. Set so as to project beyond the general line of a facade, etc. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > [adjective] steepc1000 tooting?c1225 strutting1387 prominent?1440 extant1540 eminent?1541 pouting1563 poking1566 out1576 egregious1578 promontory1579 out-pointed1585 buttinga1593 outjetting1598 perking1598 jettying1609 juttying1609 out-jutting1611 outstanding1611 upsticking1611 out-shooting1622 jutting1624 outgrowing1625 rank1625 toting1645 projectinga1652 porrected1653 protruded1654 protruding1654 upcast1658 protending1659 jettinga1661 raised1663 starting1680 emersed1686 exerted1697 projective1703 jet-out1709 exorbitant1715 sticking1715 foreright1736 poky1754 perked-up1779 salient1789 prouda1800 overdriven1812 extrusive1816 stand-up1818 shouldering1824 jutty1827 outflung1830 sticky-out1839 sticking-up1852 outreaching1853 protrusive1858 out-thrusting1869 stickout1884 protrudent1891 1812 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) IV. 503 An overdriven Keystone, or Console, as it is termed, is one of the most usual ornaments of the Archivolt. 3. Music. Of a guitar or other musical instrument: producing the distorted sound characteristic of the use of overdrive (overdrive n. 3b). Also, of music: characterized by such a sound. ΚΠ 1982 Washington Post (Nexis) 18 Dec. c2 Sharp sent out wave after wave of overdriven, distortion-laden guitar. 1986 Washington Post 19 Jan. d4/2 Most bands would fall headlong into cliché when dishing out the sort of overdriven guitar grunge served up in ‘Don't You Go Walking’. 1995 Q June 122/1 The overdriven organs, broken guitars, violin scrapings and lone flute make for a strange underwater soundworld. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1653
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