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单词 overindulged
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overindulgedadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻnˈdʌldʒd/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərənˈdəldʒd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, indulged adj.
Etymology: < over- prefix + indulged adj. Compare earlier overindulgent adj. Compare also earlier overindulgency n.
Excessively indulged; spoilt.
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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).
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