over-joyousadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪəs/

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + joyous adj. Compare earlier overjoyed adj., overjoyful adj.

Originally: too joyous. Later also: very joyous, overjoyed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > extremely or excessively joyful

over-glada1393

abloyc1400

overjoyed1594

overjoyful1660

over-joyous1834

1834 W. A. Caruthers Cavaliers of Virginia I. xi. 146 A note from the bugle of some overjoyous youth, as he entered the forest, brought a frown upon the brow of old Congo.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 2 Born To make my father sadder, and myself Not overjoyous.

1931 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 18 348 The frontier..was over-joyous when in 1842 the tariff was raised above the twenty per cent level and Clay's distribution was discontinued.

2001 Tri-State Defender 13 June 1 a ‘With help from future donors, over 5,000 meals can be prepared daily,’ explains an over-joyous Caroline W. von Kessler.

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

单词	over-joyous
释义	over-joyousadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, joyous adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + joyous adj. Compare earlier overjoyed adj., overjoyful adj. Originally: too joyous. Later also: very joyous, overjoyed. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > joy, gladness, or delight > [adjective] > extremely or excessively joyful over-glada1393 abloyc1400 overjoyed1594 overjoyful1660 over-joyous1834 1834 W. A. Caruthers Cavaliers of Virginia I. xi. 146 A note from the bugle of some overjoyous youth, as he entered the forest, brought a frown upon the brow of old Congo. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh i. 2 Born To make my father sadder, and myself Not overjoyous. 1931 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 18 348 The frontier..was over-joyous when in 1842 the tariff was raised above the twenty per cent level and Clay's distribution was discontinued. 2001 Tri-State Defender 13 June 1 a ‘With help from future donors, over 5,000 meals can be prepared daily,’ explains an over-joyous Caroline W. von Kessler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834
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