overlargeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈlɑrdʒ/

Forms: see over- prefix and large adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + large adj. Compare overlargely adv.

A. adj.

Too large; of immoderate size or extent; excessive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree

overmeteeOE

unmeeteOE

unimeteOE

unmethelyOE

over-mickleOE

hoflesc1175

overmucha1300

unskilwisea1340

unskilfulc1370

luxuriousc1374

overseemingc1384

superfluec1384

unreasonablea1387

outrageousc1390

over-greatc1390

overlargec1390

overgrowna1398

unmeasurablea1398

unmoderatea1398

unordinatea1398

immoderate1398

rankc1400

overabundantc1410

excessivea1420

superabundant?a1425

unmeasureda1425

superfluousc1475

nimious?c1500

surfeitc1500

overliberala1535

torc1540

exceeding1548

distemperate1557

over-ranka1568

overswelling1582

accessive1583

overaboundinga1600

overteeming1603

excessful1633

overproportionated1647

superproportioned1652

over-proportioned1662

overproportionate1672

unduea1684

unequal1704

unmerciful1707

hypermetric1854

hypertrophied1879

over the top1980

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > excessively large

overgrowna1398

rank?a1400

exorbitant1662

unsizeable1698

overlarge1890

c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2789 Ye shul vse the richesses whiche ye haue geten..in swich a manere that men holde yow nat to scars, ne to sparynge, ne to fool large, that is to seyn, ouer large a spendere.

c1440 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 297 (MED) Þay þat walde fayne lufe godd..besely pray with-owttene any besynes in werldes wele bot at nede askes, and..þay make noghte nede ouerlarge.

c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 110 (MED) So þat þilk nowmbre be not ouer large but compendiose, and in a meene bitwixe to schort and to long.

1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 373/2 Whoso do interprete his necessitie ouer large, or differre [etc.].

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer i. sig. C.iiii^v This is ouerlarge a scope of matters.

1594 J. Ogle Olde Womans Tale in Lament. Troy l. 422 An annual rent of fiue pounds charge, And yet he thought it ouer large, To burden his house with such a pay.

1643 D. Digges Unlawfulnesse Subj. ii. 47 This immunity is overlarge by our owne confession.

a1704 T. Brown Lett. to Gentlemen & Ladies in Wks. (1709) III. ii. 122 His Eye-brows are fair, but over large,..I mean, when the Tweezers have not play'd their Part.

a1809 H. Cowley Bold Stroke for Husband (1812) v. ii. 70 The number of such gentle Fair-ones is not over large.

1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks II. i. 8 She had a mouth not over large, with two thin lips and small whitish teeth; and she had a chin equal in contour to the rest of her face.

1890 Spectator 31 May A big shop, an over-large estate.

1959 Economist 11 Apr. 120/3 An overlarge share of the business for the railways.

2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Oct. c1 The slightly stooped man with gray hair and overlarge spectacles in the no-frills blue suit and suede shoes.

†B. adv.

Too boldly; too extravagantly. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1450 York Plays (1885) 161 (MED) But ȝitt, sone, schulde þou lette Here for to speke ouere large, For where maistiris are mette, Childre wordis are noȝt to charge.

c1470 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Coll. Phys.) (1940) §2791 Ouerlarge [c1405 Hengwrt Is he to blame þat spendeth ouer largely].

1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) x. lxxxiii. sig. Ivii^v Wete yow wel sayd that knyghte thou spekest ouer large though thou semest me to haue at auauntage.

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

单词	overlarge
释义	overlargeadj.adv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlɑːdʒ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlɑrdʒ/ Forms: see over- prefix and large adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, large adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + large adj. Compare overlargely adv. A. adj. Too large; of immoderate size or extent; excessive. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree overmeteeOE unmeeteOE unimeteOE unmethelyOE over-mickleOE hoflesc1175 overmucha1300 unskilwisea1340 unskilfulc1370 luxuriousc1374 overseemingc1384 superfluec1384 unreasonablea1387 outrageousc1390 over-greatc1390 overlargec1390 overgrowna1398 unmeasurablea1398 unmoderatea1398 unordinatea1398 immoderate1398 rankc1400 overabundantc1410 excessivea1420 superabundant?a1425 unmeasureda1425 superfluousc1475 nimious?c1500 surfeitc1500 overliberala1535 torc1540 exceeding1548 distemperate1557 over-ranka1568 overswelling1582 accessive1583 overaboundinga1600 overteeming1603 excessful1633 overproportionated1647 superproportioned1652 over-proportioned1662 overproportionate1672 unduea1684 unequal1704 unmerciful1707 hypermetric1854 hypertrophied1879 over the top1980 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > excessively large overgrowna1398 rank?a1400 exorbitant1662 unsizeable1698 overlarge1890 c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2789 Ye shul vse the richesses whiche ye haue geten..in swich a manere that men holde yow nat to scars, ne to sparynge, ne to fool large, that is to seyn, ouer large a spendere. c1440 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1895) I. 297 (MED) Þay þat walde fayne lufe godd..besely pray with-owttene any besynes in werldes wele bot at nede askes, and..þay make noghte nede ouerlarge. c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 110 (MED) So þat þilk nowmbre be not ouer large but compendiose, and in a meene bitwixe to schort and to long. 1532 T. More Confut. Tyndale in Wks. 373/2 Whoso do interprete his necessitie ouer large, or differre [etc.]. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer i. sig. C.iiii^v This is ouerlarge a scope of matters. 1594 J. Ogle Olde Womans Tale in Lament. Troy l. 422 An annual rent of fiue pounds charge, And yet he thought it ouer large, To burden his house with such a pay. 1643 D. Digges Unlawfulnesse Subj. ii. 47 This immunity is overlarge by our owne confession. a1704 T. Brown Lett. to Gentlemen & Ladies in Wks. (1709) III. ii. 122 His Eye-brows are fair, but over large,..I mean, when the Tweezers have not play'd their Part. a1809 H. Cowley Bold Stroke for Husband (1812) v. ii. 70 The number of such gentle Fair-ones is not over large. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks II. i. 8 She had a mouth not over large, with two thin lips and small whitish teeth; and she had a chin equal in contour to the rest of her face. 1890 Spectator 31 May A big shop, an over-large estate. 1959 Economist 11 Apr. 120/3 An overlarge share of the business for the railways. 2002 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Oct. c1 The slightly stooped man with gray hair and overlarge spectacles in the no-frills blue suit and suede shoes. †B. adv. Too boldly; too extravagantly. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1450 York Plays (1885) 161 (MED) But ȝitt, sone, schulde þou lette Here for to speke ouere large, For where maistiris are mette, Childre wordis are noȝt to charge. c1470 (c1390) G. Chaucer Melibeus (Coll. Phys.) (1940) §2791 Ouerlarge [c1405 Hengwrt Is he to blame þat spendeth ouer largely]. 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) x. lxxxiii. sig. Ivii^v Wete yow wel sayd that knyghte thou spekest ouer large though thou semest me to haue at auauntage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1390
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