over-delicatelyadv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdɛlᵻkətli/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdɛləkətli/

Forms: see over- prefix and delicately adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, delicately adv.

Etymology: < over- prefix + delicately adv. Compare later over-delicate adj.

In an over-delicate manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adverb]

over-delicately1357

preciouslyc1430

daintethlyc1440

pickedlya1528

finely1542

nicely1547

fastidiously?1555

daintily1561

curiously1573

sizely?1578

fine1579

overnicely1582

squeamishly1606

finically1659

just so1683

superfinely1693

hypercritically1715

meticulously1900

J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 90 (MED) The ferthe dedeli syn is glotony..And this trespas dos men opon sere wise: Ane is..for to lyue ouer delicately.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. 184 Drynke nouȝte ouer delicatly ne to depe noyther.

a1500 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Arun.) (1935) ii. B. l. 2089 Anothir grete spice is of glotonye ffor to be serued with many diuers messe And of sotell metis over delicately.

1839 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Jan. 26 He does appear..to have played upon that string..very freely, if not over delicately.

1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLIV. 4/2 He is happier when matchmaking for his brother..or rallying the Duchess of Norfolk not over delicately on her interesting condition.

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 505/2 To bring up children over-delicately; to over-indulge them in the matter of food.

1999 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 1 Aug. 22 Instead of picking at your food over-delicately because you fear embarrassment, eat heartily but without spitting all over the place.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-delicately
释义	over-delicatelyadv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdɛlᵻkətli/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdɛləkətli/ Forms: see over- prefix and delicately adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, delicately adv. Etymology: < over- prefix + delicately adv. Compare later over-delicate adj. In an over-delicate manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > fastidiousness > [adverb] over-delicately1357 preciouslyc1430 daintethlyc1440 pickedlya1528 finely1542 nicely1547 fastidiously?1555 daintily1561 curiously1573 sizely?1578 fine1579 overnicely1582 squeamishly1606 finically1659 just so1683 superfinely1693 hypercritically1715 meticulously1900 J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 90 (MED) The ferthe dedeli syn is glotony..And this trespas dos men opon sere wise: Ane is..for to lyue ouer delicately. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. 184 Drynke nouȝte ouer delicatly ne to depe noyther. a1500 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Arun.) (1935) ii. B. l. 2089 Anothir grete spice is of glotonye ffor to be serued with many diuers messe And of sotell metis over delicately. 1839 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Jan. 26 He does appear..to have played upon that string..very freely, if not over delicately. 1895 Dict. National Biogr. XLIV. 4/2 He is happier when matchmaking for his brother..or rallying the Duchess of Norfolk not over delicately on her interesting condition. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 505/2 To bring up children over-delicately; to over-indulge them in the matter of food. 1999 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 1 Aug. 22 Instead of picking at your food over-delicately because you fear embarrassment, eat heartily but without spitting all over the place. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1357
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