单词 | over-strictly |
释义 | over-strictlyadv. Too strictly; too narrowly or rigorously. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [adverb] > accurately > excessively over-strictly1655 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (i. 6) i. 50 A faithfull Interpreter stands not over-strictly upon the letter. 1833 H. Ellison Madmoments I. 21 He too who elsewhere Right, and Wrong confounds, Will not at Home o'erstrictly mark their Bounds. 1871 R. H. Hutton Ess. I. vi. 206 The gospels..give strong evidence that on sabbatical points the ceremonial law was over-strictly obeyed. 1943 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 4 317 Within the tepid confines of an over-strictly rational or too literally Scriptural Christianity. 1965 Mind 74 139 I would prefer to say, perhaps over-strictly, that the elements D'Arcy discusses are..relevant to the evaluation not of human acts as such, but of men in so far as they perform such acts. 2001 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 Jan. 5 Wolke says if children are over-strictly regulated, they will tend to be badly behaved teenagers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1655 |
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