over-thoughtfuladj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈθɔːtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈθɔtf(ə)l/,

/ˌoʊvərˈθɑtf(ə)l/

Forms: see over- prefix and thoughtful adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + thoughtful adj.

Excessively or unduly thoughtful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [adjective] > uneasy > excessively anxious

over-thoughtfulc1449

over-anxiousa1643

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [adjective] > excessively anxious

over carkfulc1449

over-thoughtfulc1449

over-anxiousa1643

oversolicitous1653

over-carking1655

overcaring1766

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > adversely affected by

thought-sicka1586

over-thoughtful1687

overthoughted1877

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 377 He schulde be maad ouer thouȝtful and ouer carkful and ouermyche louyng toward hem.

1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 114 Her lovely image had been brought So often to my waking thought..my working overthoughtful mind With much intention is made blind.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxvi. 151 Be not overthoughtful about what may happen at London.

1751 E. Moore Gil Blas iii. 36 And I am of a contrary Turn—over-thoughtful perhaps—too apt to be serious upon Trifles.

1828 N. P. Willis Legendary I. 164 ‘O'er thoughtful, and much on the abstract, for one so young, methinks,’ said the stranger, fixing a pair of dark eyes upon me.

1895 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 5 296 Such is no doubt the feeling of some good, but not overthoughtful, or instructed, persons.

1923 Mod. Lang. Notes 38 417 One feels that he..is neither over-thoughtful or over-merciful in his verdicts.

2002 New Yorker (Nexis) 8 Apr. 36 He chose Bogdanovich for the part because of his ‘mournful, somewhat overthoughtful quality’.

Derivatives

ˌover-ˈthoughtfulness n. rare

ΚΠ

1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. ii. 14 And yet there now hangs upon your Brow an Over-thoughtfulness, which you must not indulge.

1876 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 274 The formal curling of the hair, and a certain weight of over-thoughtfulness in the brows, recall the manner of Lionardo.

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

单词	over-thoughtful
释义	over-thoughtfuladj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈθɔːtf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈθɔtf(ə)l/, /ˌoʊvərˈθɑtf(ə)l/ Forms: see over- prefix and thoughtful adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, thoughtful adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + thoughtful adj. Excessively or unduly thoughtful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [adjective] > uneasy > excessively anxious over-thoughtfulc1449 over-anxiousa1643 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > worry > anxiety > [adjective] > excessively anxious over carkfulc1449 over-thoughtfulc1449 over-anxiousa1643 oversolicitous1653 over-carking1655 overcaring1766 the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] > adversely affected by thought-sicka1586 over-thoughtful1687 overthoughted1877 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 377 He schulde be maad ouer thouȝtful and ouer carkful and ouermyche louyng toward hem. 1687 J. Norris Coll. Misc. 114 Her lovely image had been brought So often to my waking thought..my working overthoughtful mind With much intention is made blind. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxvi. 151 Be not overthoughtful about what may happen at London. 1751 E. Moore Gil Blas iii. 36 And I am of a contrary Turn—over-thoughtful perhaps—too apt to be serious upon Trifles. 1828 N. P. Willis Legendary I. 164 ‘O'er thoughtful, and much on the abstract, for one so young, methinks,’ said the stranger, fixing a pair of dark eyes upon me. 1895 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 5 296 Such is no doubt the feeling of some good, but not overthoughtful, or instructed, persons. 1923 Mod. Lang. Notes 38 417 One feels that he..is neither over-thoughtful or over-merciful in his verdicts. 2002 New Yorker (Nexis) 8 Apr. 36 He chose Bogdanovich for the part because of his ‘mournful, somewhat overthoughtful quality’. Derivatives ˌover-ˈthoughtfulness n. rare ΚΠ 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. ii. 14 And yet there now hangs upon your Brow an Over-thoughtfulness, which you must not indulge. 1876 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 274 The formal curling of the hair, and a certain weight of over-thoughtfulness in the brows, recall the manner of Lionardo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1449
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