单词 | over-straitly |
释义 | over-straitlyadv. Now rare (poetic in later use). Too narrowly or strictly; too tightly. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adverb] > excessively over-straitly1571 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xvii. 1) Some take the woorde overstreightly. 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. (1843) 160 The fourth Commandment doth not bind Christians over-streightly. 1877 A. Domett Flotsam & Jetsam 133 Though of puritanic taste—Over-straitly laced. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 110 On man Man over-straitly presses, clan on clan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1571 |
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