over-swiftadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈswɪft/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈswɪft/

Forms: see over- prefix and swift adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + swift adj.

Too swift; excessively swift.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > excessively

over-swift?a1425

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iv. met. v. 8 Whi that Boetes, the sterre, unfooldeth his overswifte arysynges.

a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 39 (MED) But many artificers haue be ouer swifte with hasty credence to fume a-wai theire thrifte.

1603 H. Petowe Eliza's Funerall l. 49, in Elizabetha quasi Vivens Least your assaults with ouer-swift increasing, Procure my death, or call on tymeles age.

1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 221 A good strong Motion; But not over swift.

1865 A. C. Swinburne in Poems (1905) IV. 263 The violent-souled Plexippus, over-swift with hand and tongue.

1881 E. H. Hickey Wanderer in Sculptor 174 Not over-hot in his heart, nor over-swift in his speech.

1945 R. Cranston Story Woodrow Wilson i. 9 His overswift and sometimes cruel tongue stood in his way in public life.

1997 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 May The summer of 1997 will see those same industry execs kicking themselves..over their overswift dismissal of Hanson.

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

单词	over-swift
释义	over-swiftadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈswɪft/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈswɪft/ Forms: see over- prefix and swift adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, swift adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + swift adj. Too swift; excessively swift. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] > excessively over-swift?a1425 ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iv. met. v. 8 Whi that Boetes, the sterre, unfooldeth his overswifte arysynges. a1500 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (BL Add.) (1975) 39 (MED) But many artificers haue be ouer swifte with hasty credence to fume a-wai theire thrifte. 1603 H. Petowe Eliza's Funerall l. 49, in Elizabetha quasi Vivens Least your assaults with ouer-swift increasing, Procure my death, or call on tymeles age. 1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 221 A good strong Motion; But not over swift. 1865 A. C. Swinburne in Poems (1905) IV. 263 The violent-souled Plexippus, over-swift with hand and tongue. 1881 E. H. Hickey Wanderer in Sculptor 174 Not over-hot in his heart, nor over-swift in his speech. 1945 R. Cranston Story Woodrow Wilson i. 9 His overswift and sometimes cruel tongue stood in his way in public life. 1997 Sunday Times (Nexis) 25 May The summer of 1997 will see those same industry execs kicking themselves..over their overswift dismissal of Hanson. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1425
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