overeatenadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvərˈiːtn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈitn/

Forms: see over- prefix and eaten adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + eaten adj., after overeat v.

That has been eaten away on all sides; nibbled all over. Chiefly figurative.

ΚΠ

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. ii. 163 The fragments, scraps, the bitts and greazie reliques, Of her ore-eaten faith, are giuen to Diomed.

1791 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 280 So much land was laid late, and so much over-eaten grass cut, that there was hardly ever more good hay made than there was this year.

1920 ‘O. Douglas’ Penny Plain xvii. 214 Long, overeaten irritable hours to be got through before bedtime.

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

单词	overeaten
释义	overeatenadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvərˈiːtn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈitn/ Forms: see over- prefix and eaten adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, eaten adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + eaten adj., after overeat v. That has been eaten away on all sides; nibbled all over. Chiefly figurative. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. ii. 163 The fragments, scraps, the bitts and greazie reliques, Of her ore-eaten faith, are giuen to Diomed. View more context for this quotation 1791 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 280 So much land was laid late, and so much over-eaten grass cut, that there was hardly ever more good hay made than there was this year. 1920 ‘O. Douglas’ Penny Plain xvii. 214 Long, overeaten irritable hours to be got through before bedtime. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1609
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