overnumerousadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈnjuːm(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈn(j)um(ə)rəs/

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + numerous adj.

Too numerous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > excessive

overmany?a1425

supernumerary1645

overnumerous1648

supernumerous1648

1648 W. Prynne Publike Declar. against Free-quarter 1 The Keeping up of an overnumerous burthensome Army..is an expresse high violation of our fundamentall Lawes, Rights, Properties and Liberties.

a1683 J. Owen Wks. (1851) VIII. 577 The sending of missionaries, as they call them, or a surcharge of friars from their over-numerous fraternities.

1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra iv. viii. §43 These Precepts..are not over-numerous.

1735 W. Somervile Chace iii. Argt. Censure of an overnumerous pack.

1869 J. W. De Peyster Personal & Mil. Hist. Philip Kearny xxvii. 380 Unsuccessful at Malvern Heights, from its amphitheatre shape, permitting a concentration of our over-numerous artillery.

1922 W. S. Davis Short Hist. Near East xiv. 161 The unavoidable intrigues and plots usually in behalf or against some of the Kalif's overnumerous children.

1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Dec. a30 A malaise that seems to follow when the clergy becomes overnumerous in relation to the laity.

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

单词	overnumerous
释义	overnumerousadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈnjuːm(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈn(j)um(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, numerous adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + numerous adj. Too numerous. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [adjective] > excessive overmany?a1425 supernumerary1645 overnumerous1648 supernumerous1648 1648 W. Prynne Publike Declar. against Free-quarter 1 The Keeping up of an overnumerous burthensome Army..is an expresse high violation of our fundamentall Lawes, Rights, Properties and Liberties. a1683 J. Owen Wks. (1851) VIII. 577 The sending of missionaries, as they call them, or a surcharge of friars from their over-numerous fraternities. 1701 N. Grew Cosmol. Sacra iv. viii. §43 These Precepts..are not over-numerous. 1735 W. Somervile Chace iii. Argt. Censure of an overnumerous pack. 1869 J. W. De Peyster Personal & Mil. Hist. Philip Kearny xxvii. 380 Unsuccessful at Malvern Heights, from its amphitheatre shape, permitting a concentration of our over-numerous artillery. 1922 W. S. Davis Short Hist. Near East xiv. 161 The unavoidable intrigues and plots usually in behalf or against some of the Kalif's overnumerous children. 1992 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Dec. a30 A malaise that seems to follow when the clergy becomes overnumerous in relation to the laity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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