overshortadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈʃɔːt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈʃɔrt/

Forms: see over- prefix and short adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + short adj.

A. adj.

Of too short length or duration; too short, excessively short.Quot. 1704 may perhaps be a misprint, although a sense ‘excessively short of breath’ is conceivable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > rather, very, or too short

overshorta1400

shortish1800

ultra-short1962

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 12399 (MED) Þe knaue þat þis timber fett Heild noght graithli his mett, Bot ouer scort [v.r. schort] he broght a tre.

c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 346 (MED) It seemyþ þat þis cause is ouer schort into þe entent for which he is alleggid.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 227 (MED) An ouer shorte neke tokenyth a gyloure and a deceyuoure, like the wolfe.

1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian v. 78 But pleasant times (alas) are overshort.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub (ed. 2) viii. 155 Fancy, flying up to the Imagination of what is Highest and Best, becomes over-short [(ed. 1) over-shot], and spent, and weary, and suddenly falls..to the Ground.

1884 Harper's Mag. Aug. 409/1 Why, wench,..me-thinks your hair grows prettier every day. And yet you keep it overshort—yes, 'tis overshort—would you have them think you a boy?

1934 R. C. Priebsch & W. E. Collinson German Lang. i. iii. 51 These overshort vowels are called ‘Schwa-vowels’.

1954 Times 6 Dec. 2/6 Baker appeared to charge down an over-short punt ahead in midfield and broke away.

1991 K. Rankin Recovery of Soul vi. 148 As rendered here, the Modal Identity Thesis may seem to have been overlong in exposition and overshort in proof.

†B. adv.

Very quickly or abruptly. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > suddenly

in a widden-dreamOE

a sursaut1338

at a wapa1400

in a swing1487

on or upon a (or the) sudden1558

at a (orthe) sudden1562

in a sudden1562

of a sudden1570

short1579

overshort1587

on the starta1616

slap1672

swap1672

bob1673

souse1680

sharply1828

sharp1836

a-sudden1871

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xx. 363 Here they stoppe ouershort euerychone of them.

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

单词	overshort
释义	overshortadj.adv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈʃɔːt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈʃɔrt/ Forms: see over- prefix and short adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, short adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + short adj. A. adj. Of too short length or duration; too short, excessively short.Quot. 1704 may perhaps be a misprint, although a sense ‘excessively short of breath’ is conceivable. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > [adjective] > rather, very, or too short overshorta1400 shortish1800 ultra-short1962 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 12399 (MED) Þe knaue þat þis timber fett Heild noght graithli his mett, Bot ouer scort [v.r. schort] he broght a tre. c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 346 (MED) It seemyþ þat þis cause is ouer schort into þe entent for which he is alleggid. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 227 (MED) An ouer shorte neke tokenyth a gyloure and a deceyuoure, like the wolfe. 1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian v. 78 But pleasant times (alas) are overshort. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub (ed. 2) viii. 155 Fancy, flying up to the Imagination of what is Highest and Best, becomes over-short [(ed. 1) over-shot], and spent, and weary, and suddenly falls..to the Ground. 1884 Harper's Mag. Aug. 409/1 Why, wench,..me-thinks your hair grows prettier every day. And yet you keep it overshort—yes, 'tis overshort—would you have them think you a boy? 1934 R. C. Priebsch & W. E. Collinson German Lang. i. iii. 51 These overshort vowels are called ‘Schwa-vowels’. 1954 Times 6 Dec. 2/6 Baker appeared to charge down an over-short punt ahead in midfield and broke away. 1991 K. Rankin Recovery of Soul vi. 148 As rendered here, the Modal Identity Thesis may seem to have been overlong in exposition and overshort in proof. †B. adv. Very quickly or abruptly. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > [adverb] > suddenly in a widden-dreamOE a sursaut1338 at a wapa1400 in a swing1487 on or upon a (or the) sudden1558 at a (orthe) sudden1562 in a sudden1562 of a sudden1570 short1579 overshort1587 on the starta1616 slap1672 swap1672 bob1673 souse1680 sharply1828 sharp1836 a-sudden1871 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xx. 363 Here they stoppe ouershort euerychone of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.a1400
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