over-highadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈhʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈhaɪ/

Forms: see over- prefix and high adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + high adj. Compare Middle Dutch overhooch, Middle High German überhoch (German überhoch).

Very high; too high. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > exceeding or excessive

over-highOE

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent

magnificenta1460

statelya1525

magnifical1533

tragical1533

lofty1565

tragic1566

sublime1586

over-high1587

magnific1589

heroic1590

buskina1593

grandiloquous1593

full-mouthed1594

high-pitched1594

buskined1595

full-mouth1595

high-borne1596

altisonant1612

Roman1619

high-sounding1624

transcendent1631

magniloquent1640

loud1651

altiloquent1656

grandiloquent1656

largiloquent1656

altisonous1661

tall1670

elevate1673

grandisonous1674

sounding1683

exalted1684

grandisonant1684

grandific1727

magniloquous1727

orotund1799

superb1825

spread eagle1839

grandiose1840

magnisonanta1843

togated1868

elevated1875

mandarin1959

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb] > exceedingly high

over-high1897

OE Rune Poem (transcript of lost MS) 81 [Æsc] biþ oferheah, eldum dyre.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 12061 Tatt wass oferr heh. & all. Vnnfæle modiȝnesse.

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1615 (MED) God made womman..nat man to greue No to be mayster, but felaw leue, No nat ouer logh, no nat ouer hy.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 1231 (MED) And it is not holsom a man to hewe Abouen his hed, whan it is ouere hiȝe, List þe chippis wil fallen in his eye.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 93 (MED) Þe oþire vertues..mowe haue vicis..bi reryng þo vicis into ouer hiȝ degre of feruour.

a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 206 And oft beswakkit with ane ourhie tyd.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxxiv. 628 To esteeme more of the bookes that are darke by reason of their ouerhigh style.

1642 Ld. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 300 Things may be carried with an over-high hand.

1859 J. S. Knowles Virginius II. ii. 73 I'd help thee to A hundred words; each one of which would far O'er-rate thy gain, and yet no single one Rate over high!

1897 Daily News 31 Dec. 8/3 Before the sun was overhigh in the heavens.

1919 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 27 619 If our houses were kept properly humid in winter we would not want the over-high temperatures of 70 degrees and more which prevail in America.

1987 A. Eyton Compl. F Plan Diet (BNC) 53 Over-high expectations can be just as demoralizing as very slow weight loss, so we are taking a restrained attitude.

2001 Business Wire (Nexis) 31 July Mission Control includes exception reporting for flagging over-high or over-low values through color-coding.

Derivatives

† overhigher adj. [used to render classical Latin superior superior adj.] Obsolete more powerful, superior.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in higher position

overeOE

ovewardeOE

higherOE

overmorec1350

overhighera1382

overerc1400

upper1467

superior1632

overriding1883

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Job xxxi. 21 Whan I sawȝ me in þe ȝate þe ouerheȝere [L. superiorem].

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Esther ix. 1 Þe Jewis begunnen to ben oouer heȝere [a1382 Douce 369(1) ouer heiȝere; a1425 L.V. the hiȝere; L. superiores] & hem of þe aduersaries to vengen.

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

† over-highadv.

Forms: see over- prefix and high adv.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + high adv. Compare Middle High German überhoch (German überhoch).

Obsolete.

To a great height; too highly (literal and figurative); too proudly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adverb] > too high

over-higha1400

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Titus) (1963) 68 Þe liun of prude slað alle þe prude, Alle þat beoð hehe & ouerheheihertet [a1250 Nero ouer heie i heorted].]

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 6731 (MED) But for he bare hym ouer hye..Hym was werned as lyte.

c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 36 Ȝe schulde noȝte heue ȝour handez ouer-hye to þe sternes.

a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) 5117 (MED) He climbeþ ouer hye.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) Whoso clyme ouer hie, he hath a foule fall.

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 3 Dryue neyther ouer high nor yet too lowe.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxvi. 224 Men ouer high exalted either in honour or in power.

1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 70 Their Ambition looking ouer-hie.

a1681 J. Lacy Sauny the Scott (1698) I. 1 I'll live handsomly, not over high, nor yet beneath my Quality.

1752 D. Garrick Every Man in his Humour II. i. 16 Let your Reprehension, then, Run in an easy Current, not o'er-high Carried with Rashness, or devouring Choler.

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

单词	over-high
释义	over-highadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈhʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhaɪ/ Forms: see over- prefix and high adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, high adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + high adj. Compare Middle Dutch overhooch, Middle High German überhoch (German überhoch). Very high; too high. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > exceeding or excessive over-highOE society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb] > exceedingly high over-high1897 OE Rune Poem (transcript of lost MS) 81 [Æsc] biþ oferheah, eldum dyre. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 12061 Tatt wass oferr heh. & all. Vnnfæle modiȝnesse. a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1615 (MED) God made womman..nat man to greue No to be mayster, but felaw leue, No nat ouer logh, no nat ouer hy. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. 1231 (MED) And it is not holsom a man to hewe Abouen his hed, whan it is ouere hiȝe, List þe chippis wil fallen in his eye. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 93 (MED) Þe oþire vertues..mowe haue vicis..bi reryng þo vicis into ouer hiȝ degre of feruour. a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 206 And oft beswakkit with ane ourhie tyd. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxxiv. 628 To esteeme more of the bookes that are darke by reason of their ouerhigh style. 1642 Ld. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 300 Things may be carried with an over-high hand. 1859 J. S. Knowles Virginius II. ii. 73 I'd help thee to A hundred words; each one of which would far O'er-rate thy gain, and yet no single one Rate over high! 1897 Daily News 31 Dec. 8/3 Before the sun was overhigh in the heavens. 1919 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 27 619 If our houses were kept properly humid in winter we would not want the over-high temperatures of 70 degrees and more which prevail in America. 1987 A. Eyton Compl. F Plan Diet (BNC) 53 Over-high expectations can be just as demoralizing as very slow weight loss, so we are taking a restrained attitude. 2001 Business Wire (Nexis) 31 July Mission Control includes exception reporting for flagging over-high or over-low values through color-coding. Derivatives † overhigher adj. [used to render classical Latin superior superior adj.] Obsolete more powerful, superior. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in higher position overeOE ovewardeOE higherOE overmorec1350 overhighera1382 overerc1400 upper1467 superior1632 overriding1883 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Job xxxi. 21 Whan I sawȝ me in þe ȝate þe ouerheȝere [L. superiorem]. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Esther ix. 1 Þe Jewis begunnen to ben oouer heȝere [a1382 Douce 369(1) ouer heiȝere; a1425 L.V. the hiȝere; L. superiores] & hem of þe aduersaries to vengen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † over-highadv. Forms: see over- prefix and high adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, high adv. Etymology: < over- prefix + high adv. Compare Middle High German überhoch (German überhoch). Obsolete. To a great height; too highly (literal and figurative); too proudly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adverb] > too high over-higha1400 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Titus) (1963) 68 Þe liun of prude slað alle þe prude, Alle þat beoð hehe & ouerheheihertet [a1250 Nero ouer heie i heorted].] a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 6731 (MED) But for he bare hym ouer hye..Hym was werned as lyte. c1440 Prose Life Alexander (Thornton) (1913) 36 Ȝe schulde noȝte heue ȝour handez ouer-hye to þe sternes. a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) 5117 (MED) He climbeþ ouer hye. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 356 (MED) Whoso clyme ouer hie, he hath a foule fall. 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 3 Dryue neyther ouer high nor yet too lowe. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxvi. 224 Men ouer high exalted either in honour or in power. 1627 M. Drayton Miseries Queene Margarite in Battaile Agincourt 70 Their Ambition looking ouer-hie. a1681 J. Lacy Sauny the Scott (1698) I. 1 I'll live handsomly, not over high, nor yet beneath my Quality. 1752 D. Garrick Every Man in his Humour II. i. 16 Let your Reprehension, then, Run in an easy Current, not o'er-high Carried with Rashness, or devouring Choler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.OEadv.a1400
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