单词 | overindulged |
释义 | overindulgedadj. Excessively indulged; spoilt. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of strictness > [adjective] > indulgent > over-indulged spoiled1648 overindulged1740 spoilt1816 mardy1882 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 390 I shall..tieze him like any over-indulged Wife. 1759 S. Fielding Hist. Countess of Dellwyn II. 29 Their own over-indulged Imaginations. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor II. x. 142 Ravenswood, to avoid hearing the dispute betwixt the father and the over-indulged boy, thought it most polite to turn his face. 1886 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 516/2 Those spoiled and over-indulged little people who are the recognized scourges of humanity. 1944 Mod. Lang. Notes 59 453 An over-indulged, weak young man..ready to snatch at any means of obtaining what he wants. 1976 Listener 19 Feb. 209/1 Criticism of the broadcasting situation in Scotland is an over-indulged pastime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1740 |
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