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单词 over-strong
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over-strongadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈstrɒŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstrɔŋ/, /ˌoʊvərˈstrɑŋ/
Forms: see over- prefix and strong adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, strong adj.
Etymology: < over- prefix + strong adj.
Excessively strong (in various senses).
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the world > action or operation > advantage > efficacy > [adjective] > greatly > excessively
over-strong?c1225
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > pungent
sharpc1000
hotc1175
poignantc1387
keen1398
angryc1400
eager?c1400
tartc1405
argutec1420
mordicative?a1425
mordificative?a1425
piperinea1425
pungitive?a1425
pikea1475
vehement1490
oversharpa1500
over-stronga1500
penetrating?1576
penetrative1578
quick1578
piercing1593
exalted1594
mordicant1603
acute1620
toothed1628
pungent1644
piquant1645
tartarous1655
mordacious1657
piperate1683
peppery1684
tartish1712
hyperoxide1816
snell1835
mordanta1845
shrill1864
piperitious1890
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > extreme or excessive
excessive1555
flaming1609
wanton1680
flaring1820
ultra1827
over-strong1897
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 217 Ne þerf hit naut beon se ouer strong [a1300 Caius ower strong] as his [salue] wes.
?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 166 (MED) Þe entensionz forsoþ ar conseyued..Of sikenesez after composicioun..Of medicynes when þai be feble, horrible, or ouerstrong [L. nimis fortes].
a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 40 To gret an oost is hurt in mony cace: First, slough it is in journeyinge & longe;..Expense eek of vitaile is ouer stronge.
a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 2105 Or venenous, stynging, or ouyrstronge.
1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) viii. f. 106 The woords thou spaakst Are feyned fancies Acheloy: and ouerstrong thou maakst The Gods.
a1593 C. Marlowe Edward II (1594) sig. H2v Fly, fly, my Lord, the Queene is ouerstrong.
?1630 Cleocreton & Cloryana 62 The beautiful Princess was afraid to displease her Father with an overstrong denial.
1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1590 O lastly over-strong against thy self! View more context for this quotation
1714 S. Centlivre Wonder v. 78 He took me in an unguarded minute,—when my Thoughts were not over strong for a Nunnery, Father.
1793 J. O'Keeffe World in Village i. i. 3 Not being over strong in purse, I plann'd a frugal retirement.
1839 J. Kenyon Rhymed Plea for Tolerance 62 Th' o'erstrong narcotic played a wholesome part, And, with redeeming nausea, cleans'd the heart.
1871 ‘G. Eliot’ Middlemarch (1872) I. iv. 62 I think his health is not over-strong.
1897 Appletons' Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 74 This is not an overstrong statement.
1920 Times 19 Jan. 13/2 An over-strong Russia..might not altogether suit the Realpolitik of this country.
2000 M. Barrowcliffe Girlfriend 44 viii. 226 Gerard snorted, though softly like a nan having difficulty over an over-strong mint.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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