over-rigorousadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈrɪɡ(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrɪɡ(ə)rəs/

Forms: see over- prefix and rigorous adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + rigorous adj. Compare slightly earlier over-rigorously adv.

Excessively rigorous; too harsh.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > extremely strict or rigorous > excessively

over-rigorous1597

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 131 We thereupon inferre a necessitie ouer rigorous and extreame.

a1625 Pageant of Iacob in Stonyhurst Pageants (1920) 2 You were ouer rigorous in punishinge my daughters rape.

1835 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. xx. 302 An over-rigorous bond upon Christian liberty.

1865 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) 24 126 There doubtless appeared to be greater danger from an over rigorous loyalty.

1907 Classical Philol. 2 64 (note) These advocates of an over-rigorous doctrine of the caesura are led into all manner of inconsistencies.

1941 Jrnl. Philos. 38 232 This statement was a concession to an over-rigorous conception of what deserves the name of ‘knowledge’.

1984 J. D. G. Sloss & M. E. Burkett William Green of Ambleside (BNC) 23 His confinement was not over-rigorous, as ‘the worthy jailer Smith’ took him out for a walk while he was there.

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

单词	over-rigorous
释义	over-rigorousadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈrɪɡ(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrɪɡ(ə)rəs/ Forms: see over- prefix and rigorous adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rigorous adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + rigorous adj. Compare slightly earlier over-rigorously adv. Excessively rigorous; too harsh. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > extremely strict or rigorous > excessively over-rigorous1597 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lx. 131 We thereupon inferre a necessitie ouer rigorous and extreame. a1625 Pageant of Iacob in Stonyhurst Pageants (1920) 2 You were ouer rigorous in punishinge my daughters rape. 1835 J. H. Newman Parochial Serm. (1837) I. xx. 302 An over-rigorous bond upon Christian liberty. 1865 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) 24 126 There doubtless appeared to be greater danger from an over rigorous loyalty. 1907 Classical Philol. 2 64 (note) These advocates of an over-rigorous doctrine of the caesura are led into all manner of inconsistencies. 1941 Jrnl. Philos. 38 232 This statement was a concession to an over-rigorous conception of what deserves the name of ‘knowledge’. 1984 J. D. G. Sloss & M. E. Burkett William Green of Ambleside (BNC) 23 His confinement was not over-rigorous, as ‘the worthy jailer Smith’ took him out for a walk while he was there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1597
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