overcrowdedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkraʊdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcrowd v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overcrowd v. + -ed suffix¹.

Filled uncomfortably full or beyond the normal capacity; containing or supplied with too great a number of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded > excessively

overcrowded1816

becrowded1860

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xiv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 305 Morton and his colleague took possession..of such quarters as the over-crowded and miserable hamlet could afford them.

1862 Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 62 The overcrowded ranks of greedy aspirants.

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vii. xlix. 360 Her restless and overcrowded mind.

1911 G. B. Shaw Doctor's Dilemma Pref. p. lxxxiv He is struggling for life in an overcrowded profession.

1950 T. S. Eliot Cocktail Party ii. 126 But they can't all stay there! I mean, it would make the place so over-crowded.

1996 New Scientist 7 Dec. 43/1 Supersophisticated telecoms could bring order to our overcrowded airways.

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

单词	overcrowded
释义	overcrowdedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkraʊdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcrowd v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overcrowd v. + -ed suffix¹. Filled uncomfortably full or beyond the normal capacity; containing or supplied with too great a number of something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [adjective] > full > crowded > excessively overcrowded1816 becrowded1860 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality xiv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. III. 305 Morton and his colleague took possession..of such quarters as the over-crowded and miserable hamlet could afford them. 1862 Macmillan's Mag. Nov. 62 The overcrowded ranks of greedy aspirants. 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere III. vii. xlix. 360 Her restless and overcrowded mind. 1911 G. B. Shaw Doctor's Dilemma Pref. p. lxxxiv He is struggling for life in an overcrowded profession. 1950 T. S. Eliot Cocktail Party ii. 126 But they can't all stay there! I mean, it would make the place so over-crowded. 1996 New Scientist 7 Dec. 43/1 Supersophisticated telecoms could bring order to our overcrowded airways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1816
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