单词 | over-witted |
释义 | † over-wittedadj. Obsolete. rare. Too intelligent; having too much wit. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > too acute over-witteda1667 superacute1678 too far north1748 oversharp1795 a1667 G. Wither Sigh for Pitchers in Misc. Wks. (1872–7) iii. ii What suits with their capacities to write Who, (not much under or much over witted) More in the Matter, then the Words delight. a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxxiv. 333 This poor Man may (if he is not over-witted) be apt to think that surely this blustering Hector is not one of the Sons of Adam. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.a1667 |
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