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单词 dismeasure
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dismeasureadj.

Forms: In Middle English dysmesure.
Etymology: apparently < Old French desmesuré, past participle of desmesurer : see dismeasure v.
Obsolete. rare.
= dismeasured adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree > excessive in degree
unmeasurablea1398
dismeasurec1400
dismeasurable1477
dismeasured1483
over1494
endlya1513
intolerable1544
wide1574
overloading1576
unconscionable1576
meanless1587
powerable1588
hyperbolical1589
extravagant1598
grievous1632
flagrant1634
exorbitant1648
overbearinga1708
unbalanced1712
well-favoured1746
steep1856
thick1884
ripe1918
c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. 102 Þay shalle hate þe as dysmesure.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

dismeasurev.

Etymology: < Old French desmesurer (Godefroy) to go to excess or beyond measure, < des- , dis- prefix 1d + mesurer to measure v. Compare Spanish desmesurar ‘to be vnmeasurable, to be vnruly’ (Minsheu).
Obsolete.
reflexive. To show want of moderation in one's conduct.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > lack of moderation or restraint > show lack of moderation [verb (reflexive)]
dismeasure1598
1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 19 It is his part to apprehend the offenders, yet in such sort, that he dismeasure himselfe with none, but execute the same with great moderation.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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adj.c1400v.1598
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