overkindlyadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌɪndli/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkaɪn(d)li/

Forms: see over- prefix and kindly adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, kindly adv.

Etymology: < over- prefix + kindly adv. With sense A. compare slightly later overkind adj.

†A. adj.

Excessively kind. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1570 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc (new ed.) sig. Biii^v Often ouerkindly tendernesse Is mother of vnkindly stubbornenesse.

B. adv.

In an excessively kind manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > excessively

overkindly1601

1601 W. Cornwallis Disc. Seneca sig. F1^v How subiect the people are, to take ouer-kindly, vpon the actions performed for their good, by great men.

1655 L. Carlell Passionate Lover ii. i. 28 And you to cozen him, used me so overkindly, At first I doubt not but you laid the plot Of thus disguising your affection.

1840 J. F. Cooper Pathfinder I. ix. 135 But, serjeant, we have long been friends; have fou't side by side, a dozen times, and have done each other many services. When this is the case, men are apt to think over-kindly of each other.

1879 Spectator 15 Mar. 338/1 St. George cannot be said to look over-kindly on them!

1987 N. Tranter Flowers of Chivalry (BNC) 130 There were earls present..who were conditioned not to take over-kindly to too much prominence for a mere knight.

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

单词	overkindly
释义	overkindlyadj.adv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkʌɪndli/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkaɪn(d)li/ Forms: see over- prefix and kindly adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, kindly adv. Etymology: < over- prefix + kindly adv. With sense A. compare slightly later overkind adj. †A. adj. Excessively kind. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1570 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc (new ed.) sig. Biii^v Often ouerkindly tendernesse Is mother of vnkindly stubbornenesse. B. adv. In an excessively kind manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] > excessively overkindly1601 1601 W. Cornwallis Disc. Seneca sig. F1^v How subiect the people are, to take ouer-kindly, vpon the actions performed for their good, by great men. 1655 L. Carlell Passionate Lover ii. i. 28 And you to cozen him, used me so overkindly, At first I doubt not but you laid the plot Of thus disguising your affection. 1840 J. F. Cooper Pathfinder I. ix. 135 But, serjeant, we have long been friends; have fou't side by side, a dozen times, and have done each other many services. When this is the case, men are apt to think over-kindly of each other. 1879 Spectator 15 Mar. 338/1 St. George cannot be said to look over-kindly on them! 1987 N. Tranter Flowers of Chivalry (BNC) 130 There were earls present..who were conditioned not to take over-kindly to too much prominence for a mere knight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1570
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