over-tenderadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈtɛndə/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈtɛndər/

Forms: see over- prefix and tender adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + tender adj.

Excessively or unduly tender; too soft, sensitive, or solicitous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [adjective] > that is too tender

over-tender?a1425

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adjective] > excessively sensitive

over-tender?a1425

oversensible1601

weak1768

oversensitive1817

supersensitive1817

hypersensitive1871

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132 ^v Catharacta..is not constreyned bot abideþ..sperpled, & he seeþ ȝet þe fourmez of þingz And it haþ not passed 3 or 4 or 5 ȝere..is ouer tendre & is not confermed.

1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) xii. ix. sig. M.v^v Ye maye wel take hym with you, but he is ouer tender of age.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 160 Kynge Dauy..was ouer-tendyre of his chyldryne.

1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxiii. f. 400 Perchaunce it is your heart that being ouer tender, hath lightly receiued the pricke.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie cxxxi. 806 Because y^e people were ouertender and nyceharted, they had need of helpe.

1626 J. Donne Serm. Whitehall 44 God hath no where told thee, that hee hath done any such thing as an ouertender Conscience may mis-imagine.

1696 C. Trotter Agnes de Castro 28 She..was so over-tender of her Friends, 'Twas all Mankinds concern that she shou'd live.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxi. 197 But could'st thou have thought that I..could adopt those over-tender lines of Otway?

1845 J. F. Cooper Chainbearer II. x. 135 The young American girl, who has been educated in the over-tender and delicate manner of our ordinary parental indulgence.

1892 A. Conan Doyle Adventures Sherlock Holmes iv. 91 Why should you raise up hopes which you are bound to disappoint? I am not over-tender of heart, but I call it cruel.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Let. 7 Jan. (1932) 698 The English are over-tender. They must have kindled again their religious sense of at-one-ness.

1991 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Nov. f16 The grilled shitake mushrooms..were lovingly treated, but the drab slab of beef was overtender and overfried.

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

单词	over-tender
释义	over-tenderadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtɛndə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtɛndər/ Forms: see over- prefix and tender adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, tender adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + tender adj. Excessively or unduly tender; too soft, sensitive, or solicitous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > [adjective] > that is too tender over-tender?a1425 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adjective] > excessively sensitive over-tender?a1425 oversensible1601 weak1768 oversensitive1817 supersensitive1817 hypersensitive1871 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 132 ^v Catharacta..is not constreyned bot abideþ..sperpled, & he seeþ ȝet þe fourmez of þingz And it haþ not passed 3 or 4 or 5 ȝere..is ouer tendre & is not confermed. 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) xii. ix. sig. M.v^v Ye maye wel take hym with you, but he is ouer tender of age. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 160 Kynge Dauy..was ouer-tendyre of his chyldryne. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xxxiii. f. 400 Perchaunce it is your heart that being ouer tender, hath lightly receiued the pricke. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie cxxxi. 806 Because y^e people were ouertender and nyceharted, they had need of helpe. 1626 J. Donne Serm. Whitehall 44 God hath no where told thee, that hee hath done any such thing as an ouertender Conscience may mis-imagine. 1696 C. Trotter Agnes de Castro 28 She..was so over-tender of her Friends, 'Twas all Mankinds concern that she shou'd live. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxi. 197 But could'st thou have thought that I..could adopt those over-tender lines of Otway? 1845 J. F. Cooper Chainbearer II. x. 135 The young American girl, who has been educated in the over-tender and delicate manner of our ordinary parental indulgence. 1892 A. Conan Doyle Adventures Sherlock Holmes iv. 91 Why should you raise up hopes which you are bound to disappoint? I am not over-tender of heart, but I call it cruel. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Let. 7 Jan. (1932) 698 The English are over-tender. They must have kindled again their religious sense of at-one-ness. 1991 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Nov. f16 The grilled shitake mushrooms..were lovingly treated, but the drab slab of beef was overtender and overfried. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1425
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