over-modestadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈmɒdᵻst/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmɑdəst/

Forms: see over- prefix and modest adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + modest adj. Compare earlier over-modestly adv.

Excessively modest (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > excessively modest

over-modest1648

1648 J. M. Neutrality is Malignancy 3 Lest the Publique Cause..should suffer through an over-modest silence, I have written these lines to let you understand, how small satisfaction you then gave me.

a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 154 It is the Courtiers rule, that over modest suitours seldome speed.

1696 C. Cibber Love's Last Shift iii. 47 She is so overmodest, that she makes a scruple of Shifting her self before her Woman, but afterwards make none of doing it before her Gallant.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. x. 73 Better to see a Daughter over-modest, than over-forward.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. viii. 75 A fine youth, but somewhat shy and over-modest in manner.

1896 Dict. National Biogr. XVI. 9/1 His connection with Laud and his royalist convictions, coupled with an over-modest manner and lack of ‘unction’, did not recommend him to his parishioners.

1917 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 32 195 This estimate of average profits is no doubt overmodest.

1951 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Apr. 8/1 The policy being as it was, and Gen. MacArthur being not at all a negative or overmodest character, he went into rebellion.

1991 N. Bawden Woman of my Age (BNC) 63 The trouble with Elizabeth is that she is over-modest.

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

单词	over-modest
释义	over-modestadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmɒdᵻst/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmɑdəst/ Forms: see over- prefix and modest adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, modest adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + modest adj. Compare earlier over-modestly adv. Excessively modest (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > excessively modest over-modest1648 1648 J. M. Neutrality is Malignancy 3 Lest the Publique Cause..should suffer through an over-modest silence, I have written these lines to let you understand, how small satisfaction you then gave me. a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 154 It is the Courtiers rule, that over modest suitours seldome speed. 1696 C. Cibber Love's Last Shift iii. 47 She is so overmodest, that she makes a scruple of Shifting her self before her Woman, but afterwards make none of doing it before her Gallant. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. x. 73 Better to see a Daughter over-modest, than over-forward. View more context for this quotation 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Devereux I. i. viii. 75 A fine youth, but somewhat shy and over-modest in manner. 1896 Dict. National Biogr. XVI. 9/1 His connection with Laud and his royalist convictions, coupled with an over-modest manner and lack of ‘unction’, did not recommend him to his parishioners. 1917 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 32 195 This estimate of average profits is no doubt overmodest. 1951 Wall St. Jrnl. 12 Apr. 8/1 The policy being as it was, and Gen. MacArthur being not at all a negative or overmodest character, he went into rebellion. 1991 N. Bawden Woman of my Age (BNC) 63 The trouble with Elizabeth is that she is over-modest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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