over-rankadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈraŋk/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈræŋk/

Forms: see over- prefix and rank adj. and adv.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + rank adj.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 16th cent.

Now rare.

Too luxurious; excessively abundant or copious; (of a plant) too vigorous in growth, too luxuriant. Also, of land or soil: too fertile, liable to produce excessive vegetation.

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

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > excessive in growth or too vigorous

rank1526

rowty1577

gross1578

over-rank1607

rowetya1722

prurient1822

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > rank

rank?1440

rankish1495

over-rank1689

high1886

OE Wulfstan Isaiah on Punishment for Sin (Hatton) 216 God..reafian læteð eowere dohtra heora gyrla & to oferrancra heafodgewæda.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 44 If Osorius would leaue of..his ouer rancke rayling against poore Luther.

1607 M. Drayton Legend Cromwel 40 Things ouer ranck doe neuer kindly beare, As in the corne the fluxure when we see Fill but the straw when it should feed the eare.

1675 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 10 455 Cold and dry, hungry and hot, too light and over-rank.

1689 J. Swift Ode to W. Sancroft v Our British soil is over rank, and breeds Among the noblest flowers a thousand pois'nous weeds.

1712 J. Mortimer Art of Husbandry: Pt. II ii. 228 If your [Hop] Ground..be apt to produce over-rank Binds.

1883 Overland Monthly Aug. 146/1 Wet weather, over-rank growth, wild oats, may render..wheat planted for grain unfit for anything but hay.

1892 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 449/1 The proprietor would not allow the overrank foliage to be pruned.

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

over-rankv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈraŋk/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈræŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rank v.³

Etymology: < over- prefix + rank v.³

transitive. To assign too high a rank to (a person, thing, etc.).

ΚΠ

1958 New Statesman 23 Aug. 222/3 In answering poll-questionnaires..‘we tend to over-rank ourselves’.

1990 Noûs 24 364 Ultimately, Pojman tries to show that belief is over-ranked, and he skillfully develops a pragmatic, experiential form of faith.

2001 Miami Herald (Nexis) 31 Aug. 6 hb Some of the misses included overranking Coconut Creek (again) and underranking Piper.

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

单词	over-rank
释义	over-rankadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈraŋk/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈræŋk/ Forms: see over- prefix and rank adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rank adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + rank adj.The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 16th cent. Now rare. Too luxurious; excessively abundant or copious; (of a plant) too vigorous in growth, too luxuriant. Also, of land or soil: too fertile, liable to produce excessive vegetation. 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 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [adjective] > excessive in growth or too vigorous rank1526 rowty1577 gross1578 over-rank1607 rowetya1722 prurient1822 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > rank rank?1440 rankish1495 over-rank1689 high1886 OE Wulfstan Isaiah on Punishment for Sin (Hatton) 216 God..reafian læteð eowere dohtra heora gyrla & to oferrancra heafodgewæda. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 44 If Osorius would leaue of..his ouer rancke rayling against poore Luther. 1607 M. Drayton Legend Cromwel 40 Things ouer ranck doe neuer kindly beare, As in the corne the fluxure when we see Fill but the straw when it should feed the eare. 1675 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 10 455 Cold and dry, hungry and hot, too light and over-rank. 1689 J. Swift Ode to W. Sancroft v Our British soil is over rank, and breeds Among the noblest flowers a thousand pois'nous weeds. 1712 J. Mortimer Art of Husbandry: Pt. II ii. 228 If your [Hop] Ground..be apt to produce over-rank Binds. 1883 Overland Monthly Aug. 146/1 Wet weather, over-rank growth, wild oats, may render..wheat planted for grain unfit for anything but hay. 1892 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 449/1 The proprietor would not allow the overrank foliage to be pruned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). over-rankv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈraŋk/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈræŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rank v.³ Etymology: < over- prefix + rank v.³ transitive. To assign too high a rank to (a person, thing, etc.). ΚΠ 1958 New Statesman 23 Aug. 222/3 In answering poll-questionnaires..‘we tend to over-rank ourselves’. 1990 Noûs 24 364 Ultimately, Pojman tries to show that belief is over-ranked, and he skillfully develops a pragmatic, experiential form of faith. 2001 Miami Herald (Nexis) 31 Aug. 6 hb Some of the misses included overranking Coconut Creek (again) and underranking Piper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OEv.1958
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