overwrittenadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈrɪtn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrɪtn/

Forms: see over- prefix and written adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + written adj. Compare later overwrite v.

That is or has been overwritten (in various senses of the verb). Also in quot. OE as n.: †a superscription (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective]

overwrittenOE

flourished1303

orne?a1425

ornatea1450

purpuratec1475

gallant1484

flourishinga1552

gorgeous1561

coloured1571

flowerya1616

ornated1630

flosculent1646

luscious1651

chromatic1652

romantic1653

gaudy1655

florid1656

blooming1685

bloomy1685

dressy1713

colouring1807

colorific1812

emblazoned1813

embroidered1868

purple1941

OE (Northumbrian) Epist. Eusebius of Caesarea to Carpianus 10 Ex superscribtionibus quas in fronte notatas inuenies : of oferwritenum ðas [read ða] in foruuard foregenotad ðu infindes [read onfindes].

1850 J. Miley Hist. Papal States I. 8 This palimpsest, or multifariously over-written document, which we have thus discovered the superficies of the Papal territory to be.

1856 U.S. Democratic Rev. July 554 The principal censure to which Mr. Savage's book is obnoxious is that of being ‘overwritten’.

1931 Daily Express 31 Jan. 8/2 A fortnight ago an over-written but under-nourished play called ‘Colonel Satan’ broke the Haymarket record for brevity of life.

1949 W. G. Hoskins Midland Eng. i. 3 Stone that gives to not a few Midland towns and villages a beauty unsurpassed by the most over-written Cotswold places.

2000 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 16 Apr. l13 Buried within the 500 pages of this bloated, overwritten book is a sharp, original look at the works of the painter Michelangelo Merisi.

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

单词	overwritten
释义	overwrittenadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈrɪtn/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrɪtn/ Forms: see over- prefix and written adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, written adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + written adj. Compare later overwrite v. That is or has been overwritten (in various senses of the verb). Also in quot. OE as n.: †a superscription (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] overwrittenOE flourished1303 orne?a1425 ornatea1450 purpuratec1475 gallant1484 flourishinga1552 gorgeous1561 coloured1571 flowerya1616 ornated1630 flosculent1646 luscious1651 chromatic1652 romantic1653 gaudy1655 florid1656 blooming1685 bloomy1685 dressy1713 colouring1807 colorific1812 emblazoned1813 embroidered1868 purple1941 OE (Northumbrian) Epist. Eusebius of Caesarea to Carpianus 10 Ex superscribtionibus quas in fronte notatas inuenies : of oferwritenum ðas [read ða] in foruuard foregenotad ðu infindes [read onfindes]. 1850 J. Miley Hist. Papal States I. 8 This palimpsest, or multifariously over-written document, which we have thus discovered the superficies of the Papal territory to be. 1856 U.S. Democratic Rev. July 554 The principal censure to which Mr. Savage's book is obnoxious is that of being ‘overwritten’. 1931 Daily Express 31 Jan. 8/2 A fortnight ago an over-written but under-nourished play called ‘Colonel Satan’ broke the Haymarket record for brevity of life. 1949 W. G. Hoskins Midland Eng. i. 3 Stone that gives to not a few Midland towns and villages a beauty unsurpassed by the most over-written Cotswold places. 2000 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 16 Apr. l13 Buried within the 500 pages of this bloated, overwritten book is a sharp, original look at the works of the painter Michelangelo Merisi. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.OE
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