overlowadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈləʊ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈloʊ/

Forms: see over- prefix and low adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + low adj. Compare overlow adv.

Too low, excessively low. In early use chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > too low

overlowa1400

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1615 (MED) God made womman..he made here nat man to greue, No to be mayster..No nat ouer logh [v.r. ouer lowe].

c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) iv. 1810 Ȝe shal it neuere I-knowe, The maner of tyme of preuy werkyng; Youre scole therto is ȝet ouer-lowe.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 52 Deifying you so over-much, that you cannot be quiet in your Spirit, till they have pluckt you down as over-low.

1893 R. Garnett Poems 132 What though thy Muse the singer's art essay With lip now over-loud, now over-low?

1961 Jrnl. Conflict Resol. 5 372/2 Competition..corrects inequitable distribution of resources, such as over-low wages, by creating shortages which force an equitable distribution.

1985 G. Collier Emotional Expression vii. 135 Ministers, priests, and politicians will often combine a breaking voice with an overlow and overslow delivery to signal commitment.

Derivatives

† overlowness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun]

fawninga1350

submission?a1439

overlowness1496

servility1573

servilenessa1594

obsequency1595

obsequiousness1613

cringing1617

slavishnessa1620

vernility1623

servulating1637

suppleness1638

sneakinga1657

subserviency1669

fawningness1672

subservience1680

cringingness1695

truckling1820

obsequience1830

flunkeyism1831

servilism1831

spanielship1832

toadyism1840

flunkeydom1850

oleaginousness1853

vassalism1854

toadying1863

grovel1892

obsequity1892

crawlsomeness1900

serfishness1906

oleosity?1920

ass-kissing1936

1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) i. xiv. 46/2 By flaterye and ouerlowenesse of the people..many worshyppes that longeth sometyme to god allone, ben now used in the worshyppynge of synfull man and woman.

1818 W. Marshall Rep. Board Agric. iv. 295 Remarks on the overlowness, or inadequacy, of wages.

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

† overlowadv.

Forms: see over- prefix and low adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, low adv.

Etymology: < over- prefix + low adv. Compare overlow adj.

Obsolete.

Too low, excessively low. Chiefly figurative.

ΚΠ

c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2655 For my suffrance men wolden do me so muchel vileynye that I myghte neither bere it ne sustene, and so sholde I been put and holden ouer lowe.

?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. met. ix. 26 That the hevynesse drawe nat adoun over-lowe the erthes.

c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 93 Þe oþire vertues..whiche fallen vpon a mater diuisible..mowe haue vicis bi..takyng ouer litil or ouer lowe sum circumstaunce longyng to þe vertuose deede bi doom of resoun.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 7 Not mounting ouer hy lest he inflame ye heauens, nor drowping ouer low lest he adure the earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	overlow
释义	overlowadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈləʊ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈloʊ/ Forms: see over- prefix and low adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, low adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + low adj. Compare overlow adv. Too low, excessively low. In early use chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > too low overlowa1400 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 1615 (MED) God made womman..he made here nat man to greue, No to be mayster..No nat ouer logh [v.r. ouer lowe]. c1450 J. Capgrave Life St. Katherine (Arun. 396) (1893) iv. 1810 Ȝe shal it neuere I-knowe, The maner of tyme of preuy werkyng; Youre scole therto is ȝet ouer-lowe. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 52 Deifying you so over-much, that you cannot be quiet in your Spirit, till they have pluckt you down as over-low. 1893 R. Garnett Poems 132 What though thy Muse the singer's art essay With lip now over-loud, now over-low? 1961 Jrnl. Conflict Resol. 5 372/2 Competition..corrects inequitable distribution of resources, such as over-low wages, by creating shortages which force an equitable distribution. 1985 G. Collier Emotional Expression vii. 135 Ministers, priests, and politicians will often combine a breaking voice with an overlow and overslow delivery to signal commitment. Derivatives † overlowness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > humility > servility > [noun] fawninga1350 submission?a1439 overlowness1496 servility1573 servilenessa1594 obsequency1595 obsequiousness1613 cringing1617 slavishnessa1620 vernility1623 servulating1637 suppleness1638 sneakinga1657 subserviency1669 fawningness1672 subservience1680 cringingness1695 truckling1820 obsequience1830 flunkeyism1831 servilism1831 spanielship1832 toadyism1840 flunkeydom1850 oleaginousness1853 vassalism1854 toadying1863 grovel1892 obsequity1892 crawlsomeness1900 serfishness1906 oleosity?1920 ass-kissing1936 1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) i. xiv. 46/2 By flaterye and ouerlowenesse of the people..many worshyppes that longeth sometyme to god allone, ben now used in the worshyppynge of synfull man and woman. 1818 W. Marshall Rep. Board Agric. iv. 295 Remarks on the overlowness, or inadequacy, of wages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † overlowadv. Forms: see over- prefix and low adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, low adv. Etymology: < over- prefix + low adv. Compare overlow adj. Obsolete. Too low, excessively low. Chiefly figurative. ΚΠ c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus 2655 For my suffrance men wolden do me so muchel vileynye that I myghte neither bere it ne sustene, and so sholde I been put and holden ouer lowe. ?a1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. iii. met. ix. 26 That the hevynesse drawe nat adoun over-lowe the erthes. c1454 R. Pecock Folewer to Donet 93 Þe oþire vertues..whiche fallen vpon a mater diuisible..mowe haue vicis bi..takyng ouer litil or ouer lowe sum circumstaunce longyng to þe vertuose deede bi doom of resoun. 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 7 Not mounting ouer hy lest he inflame ye heauens, nor drowping ouer low lest he adure the earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.a1400adv.c1390
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