nimiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪmɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈnɪmiəs/, Scottish English

/ˈnɪmɪəs/

Forms: 1500s nemyows, 1500s nymyos, 1600s– nimious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nimius , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin nimius excessive ( < nimis too much, of uncertain origin) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French nimieux (early 16th cent.).

Scots Law in later use.

Considerable, great, 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

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 857 My fathyr, of nemyows charyte, Sent me, his son.

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 1112 Of yower nymyos charyte.

1622 S. Ward Christ All in All (1627) 23 With this Prouiso, that diuine and nimious adoration be not giuen.

1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. v. 37 In unseasonable, nimious, opprobrious chiding.

1777 H. H. Kames Elucidations 307 To prevent nimious diligence upon the personal estate.

1826 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 439 He is never nimious; there is nothing in excess.

1881 Scotsman 6 Jan. Nimious State interference is always and necessarily an evil thing.

1883 Edinb. Evening News 20 Dec. 2/4 The action was ex facie so nimious and unreasonable as to excite prejudice against it.

1946 A. D. Gibb Students' Gloss. Sc. Legal Terms 58 Nimious, a stock epithet meaning vexatious or excessive.

1993 Sc. Law Times Reps. 730 The employers sought recall of the arrestment as nimious and oppressive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nimious
释义	nimiousadj. Brit. /ˈnɪmɪəs/, U.S. /ˈnɪmiəs/, Scottish English /ˈnɪmɪəs/ Forms: 1500s nemyows, 1500s nymyos, 1600s– nimious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin nimius , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin nimius excessive ( < nimis too much, of uncertain origin) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French nimieux (early 16th cent.). Scots Law in later use. Considerable, great, 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 ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 857 My fathyr, of nemyows charyte, Sent me, his son. ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 1112 Of yower nymyos charyte. 1622 S. Ward Christ All in All (1627) 23 With this Prouiso, that diuine and nimious adoration be not giuen. 1672 O. Walker Of Educ. i. v. 37 In unseasonable, nimious, opprobrious chiding. 1777 H. H. Kames Elucidations 307 To prevent nimious diligence upon the personal estate. 1826 S. Smith Wks. (1850) 439 He is never nimious; there is nothing in excess. 1881 Scotsman 6 Jan. Nimious State interference is always and necessarily an evil thing. 1883 Edinb. Evening News 20 Dec. 2/4 The action was ex facie so nimious and unreasonable as to excite prejudice against it. 1946 A. D. Gibb Students' Gloss. Sc. Legal Terms 58 Nimious, a stock epithet meaning vexatious or excessive. 1993 Sc. Law Times Reps. 730 The employers sought recall of the arrestment as nimious and oppressive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?c1500
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