overeasyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈiːzi/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈizi/

Forms: see over- prefix and easy adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + easy adj.

Too easy; excessively easy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > excessively easy

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1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis 24 sig. D^v I fynd it not ouer easy to clyme the Egles nest.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 288 Him that is over-easie to be scandalized.

1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 226 He was not a Man presumptuously secure, but had escap'd a long while, and Men..began to be over-easie upon that Score.

1873 Harper's Mag. Apr. 734/1 Her own conscience, which was not overeasy.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Feb. 2/2 Mr. Mosely pledges himself to a campaign to restore confidence by ‘real legislative protection’, and we cordially wish him success in his not over-easy enterprise.

1996 M. Cornog & T. Perper For Sex Educ. viii. 148 Confrontations can readily arise between librarians and citizens' groups about young people's seemingly overeasy access to such adult materials.

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

单词	overeasy
释义	overeasyadj.¹ Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈiːzi/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈizi/ Forms: see over- prefix and easy adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, easy adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + easy adj. Too easy; excessively easy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > excessively easy overeasy1577 1577 J. Grange Golden Aphroditis 24 sig. D^v I fynd it not ouer easy to clyme the Egles nest. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 288 Him that is over-easie to be scandalized. 1722 D. Defoe Jrnl. Plague Year 226 He was not a Man presumptuously secure, but had escap'd a long while, and Men..began to be over-easie upon that Score. 1873 Harper's Mag. Apr. 734/1 Her own conscience, which was not overeasy. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Feb. 2/2 Mr. Mosely pledges himself to a campaign to restore confidence by ‘real legislative protection’, and we cordially wish him success in his not over-easy enterprise. 1996 M. Cornog & T. Perper For Sex Educ. viii. 148 Confrontations can readily arise between librarians and citizens' groups about young people's seemingly overeasy access to such adult materials. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1577
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