overdryadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdraɪ/

Forms: see over- prefix and dry adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + dry adj. Compare earlier overdry v.

Too dry; very dry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > excessively

overdry?1440

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 141 (MED) In placis hoot, in placis ouerdrie, Hit is no boote his vyne a man to sette.

1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Epistles xvij. 116 My woonted vaine in verse is ouerdrie become: My lowring Lute laments for wo, my Harpe with doole is dombe.

1577 B. Googe Ouerthrow of Gout sig. bv An Herb there is that in the Sea, dooth alwaies winde about: Which (if it be not ouer dry) wil heale the painful Gout.

1616 Treat. Princ. Dis. Eyes in W. Bayley Two Treat. Preserv. Eie-sight (new ed.) ii. 35 If the eyes be ouer dry we humect them..with a fotus of mallowes..and violets.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §706 Either by an over-dry heat, or an over-moist heat.

1641 G. Wither Prophesie 75 As Rivers, unto places over-dry; As Shadowes are to men opprest with heat; As to a hungry stomack, wholsome meat.

1860–2 Proc. Royal Soc. 11 348 The plant can bear both great heat and considerable want of water, provided it is growing in a not over-dry atmosphere.

1891 W. Schlich Man. Forestry II. 32 Dry Mould..is formed by the decomposition of certain lichens on over-dry soil.

1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 374/2 Animals will collect in a limited area because it provides an oasis of moisture in an otherwise overdry environment.

2001 Denver Post (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Books section) 3 Are these essays therefore overlong, overdry, overcontentious and overstuffy?

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

overdryv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈdrʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈdraɪ/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle overdried;

Forms: see over- prefix and dry v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, dry v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + dry v. Compare overdry adj.

†1. intransitive. To become too dry; to dry up. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > become dry [verb (intransitive)] > excessively

overdrya1398

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 254^v And in grauely lond and to lene þe vyne ouerdruyeþ [L. arescit] and fayleþ, for þere þey fynde nouȝt sufficeaunt norisshynge.

2. transitive. To dry too much; to make too dry; †to dry completely or utterly (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] > excessively

overdry1621

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. i. 96 Buttered meats, condite, powdred, and ouerdryed.

1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search 145 And Furia had been bottom'd, had not she Been over dry'd neer Smithfield.

1867 K. H. Digby Day on Muses' Hill 146 The subsoil may be overdried.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 657/2 Unless the wool is spread with great evenness..at points where the hot air escapes freely it may be much over-dried.

1959 A. H. Nissan Textile Engin. Processes xi. 293 Overdrying the material before it is allowed to leave the drier consumes disproportionately longer time than drying it to the water content required in use.

1985 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 21 Nov. Don't overdry your hair with your blow dryer.

1997 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Apr. (Suppl.) 9/2 Try to underestimate drying times—setting the dryer for longer than you need..overdries clothes.

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

单词	overdry
释义	overdryadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdraɪ/ Forms: see over- prefix and dry adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, dry adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + dry adj. Compare earlier overdry v. Too dry; very dry. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > excessively overdry?1440 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 141 (MED) In placis hoot, in placis ouerdrie, Hit is no boote his vyne a man to sette. 1567 G. Turberville tr. Ovid Epistles xvij. 116 My woonted vaine in verse is ouerdrie become: My lowring Lute laments for wo, my Harpe with doole is dombe. 1577 B. Googe Ouerthrow of Gout sig. bv An Herb there is that in the Sea, dooth alwaies winde about: Which (if it be not ouer dry) wil heale the painful Gout. 1616 Treat. Princ. Dis. Eyes in W. Bayley Two Treat. Preserv. Eie-sight (new ed.) ii. 35 If the eyes be ouer dry we humect them..with a fotus of mallowes..and violets. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §706 Either by an over-dry heat, or an over-moist heat. 1641 G. Wither Prophesie 75 As Rivers, unto places over-dry; As Shadowes are to men opprest with heat; As to a hungry stomack, wholsome meat. 1860–2 Proc. Royal Soc. 11 348 The plant can bear both great heat and considerable want of water, provided it is growing in a not over-dry atmosphere. 1891 W. Schlich Man. Forestry II. 32 Dry Mould..is formed by the decomposition of certain lichens on over-dry soil. 1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 374/2 Animals will collect in a limited area because it provides an oasis of moisture in an otherwise overdry environment. 2001 Denver Post (Nexis) 9 Dec. (Books section) 3 Are these essays therefore overlong, overdry, overcontentious and overstuffy? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overdryv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdrʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdraɪ/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle overdried; Forms: see over- prefix and dry v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, dry v. Etymology: < over- prefix + dry v. Compare overdry adj. †1. intransitive. To become too dry; to dry up. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > become dry [verb (intransitive)] > excessively overdrya1398 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 254^v And in grauely lond and to lene þe vyne ouerdruyeþ [L. arescit] and fayleþ, for þere þey fynde nouȝt sufficeaunt norisshynge. 2. transitive. To dry too much; to make too dry; †to dry completely or utterly (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] > excessively overdry1621 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. ii. i. 96 Buttered meats, condite, powdred, and ouerdryed. 1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search 145 And Furia had been bottom'd, had not she Been over dry'd neer Smithfield. 1867 K. H. Digby Day on Muses' Hill 146 The subsoil may be overdried. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 657/2 Unless the wool is spread with great evenness..at points where the hot air escapes freely it may be much over-dried. 1959 A. H. Nissan Textile Engin. Processes xi. 293 Overdrying the material before it is allowed to leave the drier consumes disproportionately longer time than drying it to the water content required in use. 1985 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 21 Nov. Don't overdry your hair with your blow dryer. 1997 BBC Vegetarian Good Food Apr. (Suppl.) 9/2 Try to underestimate drying times—setting the dryer for longer than you need..overdries clothes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1440v.a1398
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