单词 | over-prudent |
释义 | > as lemmasover-prudent over-prudent adj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈpruːd(ə)nt/ , U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈprudnt/ ΚΠ 1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. 125 She thought again she was not over-prudent to publish her Resentment and Concern to all the World. 1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xi. 84 She..was, if I may say, over-prudent in calculating the chances of her happiness and of his. 1996 Sunday Times 12 May i. 2/6 It looks as though she intends to make her financial affairs hard to follow if she does have to pay up. It seems a bit over-prudent for someone who says she is innocent. < as lemmas |
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