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单词 overwisely
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overwiselyadv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwʌɪzli/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwaɪzli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, wisely adv.
Etymology: < over- prefix + wisely adv., after over-wise adj.
Now rare.
Too wisely; very wisely.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [adverb] > excessively
overwisely1842
1842 H. E. Manning Serm. xxiv. 357 They that slight the prophecies of Christ, and they that over-wisely expound them, alike fall into the same snare.
1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. vii. 188 Behaving, alas for her! not over wisely or well.
1907 Science 30 Aug. 267/1 The thrifty ‘habitant’ who has tilled faithfully, if at times not over-wisely, the land that has descended from father to son for many a generation.
1918 Sci. Monthly Feb. 156 There would be no more lop-sided lists of choices, whereby a student may ‘specialize’ unwisely or overwisely.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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