overcolouringovercoloringn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌlərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkələrɪŋ/

Forms: see overcolour v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcolour v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overcolour v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier overcoloured adj. 1.

Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun]

flattering?c1225

supersault1503

exaggeration1565

exsuperation1623

transcendence1625

aggravation1628

superlationa1637

overreach1653

superjection1654

fulsomeness1684

claptrap1819

overcolouring1843

mirch masala1980

mirch1985

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. viii. 348 It was this, too, which..led him into gross exaggeration and over-colouring in his statements.

1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXV. 322/1 Hazlitt's habits are fully described, perhaps with some over-colouring, by Patmore.

1969 Amer. Hist. Rev. 74 960 Scott merely notes Tacitus' rhetorical..pessimism and critical tone, which, as in the case of Sallust, lead to an overcoloring of the picture of degeneration.

1994 Independent (Nexis) 22 Jan. 35 The Borrowdale tree was a case of overcolouring: something in almost any shade of green would have better blended with the scene.

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

单词	overcolouring
释义	overcolouringovercoloringn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkʌlərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkələrɪŋ/ Forms: see overcolour v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcolour v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overcolour v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier overcoloured adj. 1. Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > exaggeration, hyperbole > [noun] flattering?c1225 supersault1503 exaggeration1565 exsuperation1623 transcendence1625 aggravation1628 superlationa1637 overreach1653 superjection1654 fulsomeness1684 claptrap1819 overcolouring1843 mirch masala1980 mirch1985 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. ii. viii. 348 It was this, too, which..led him into gross exaggeration and over-colouring in his statements. 1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXV. 322/1 Hazlitt's habits are fully described, perhaps with some over-colouring, by Patmore. 1969 Amer. Hist. Rev. 74 960 Scott merely notes Tacitus' rhetorical..pessimism and critical tone, which, as in the case of Sallust, lead to an overcoloring of the picture of degeneration. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 22 Jan. 35 The Borrowdale tree was a case of overcolouring: something in almost any shade of green would have better blended with the scene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843
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