overknowingadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈnəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈnoʊɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and knowing adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + knowing adj. Compare later overknow v.

Too knowing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > astute > excessively

overknowing1623

1623 Bp. J. Hall Great Impostor 23 The heart of man is wholly set upon cozenage; the vnderstanding ouer-knowing, mis-knowing, dissembling.

1791 J. Byng Diary 7 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 374 The Coll's servant is so over-knowing, and conceited, as to worry me exceedingly.

1831 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici i. vi. 149 A ground would have been left open to these suspicious, uncharitable and overknowing readers to condemn the holy men of these simple ages.

1991 PR Newswire (Nexis) 7 Mar. He..has the overknowing quality that comes when you have long understood who paid what to whom for what favor.

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

单词	overknowing
释义	overknowingadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈnəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈnoʊɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and knowing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, knowing adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + knowing adj. Compare later overknow v. Too knowing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > astute > excessively overknowing1623 1623 Bp. J. Hall Great Impostor 23 The heart of man is wholly set upon cozenage; the vnderstanding ouer-knowing, mis-knowing, dissembling. 1791 J. Byng Diary 7 July in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 374 The Coll's servant is so over-knowing, and conceited, as to worry me exceedingly. 1831 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici i. vi. 149 A ground would have been left open to these suspicious, uncharitable and overknowing readers to condemn the holy men of these simple ages. 1991 PR Newswire (Nexis) 7 Mar. He..has the overknowing quality that comes when you have long understood who paid what to whom for what favor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1623
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