overmatchedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈmatʃt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmætʃt/

Forms: see over- prefix and matched adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmatch v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overmatch v. + -ed suffix¹.

That has been overmatched; pitted against or defeated by too strong an opponent.

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the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [adjective] > defeated by superior skill, etc.

overmatched1559

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Earle of Warwicke f. lxx For we to harten our overmatched men, Forsooke our stedes and..Ran preacing furth on foote.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. iv. 11 Our ore-matcht forces.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. (ed. 3) §lxxviii None but thou,..canst relieue his distressed and over-matched Soule.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 526 Here over-match'd in Fight, in heaps they lye.

a1859 W. C. Roscoe Eliduke v. iii. 191 The good ship, Like some strong wrestler overmatched in grip, Stooped till her maintop almost touched the waves.

1898 Dict. National Biogr. LVI. 29/1 His measures for the relief of the overmatched British garrison of India..were prompt and energetic.

1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites ii. 34 Besides, a soldier can very easily work up a feeling of sympathy for an over-matched swordsman; in the next battle he may himself meet a better man.

1990 Sports Illustr. 10 Sept. 143/4 Thigpen would run to the mound, throw a bunch of fastballs past overmatched hitters and pick up a save.

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

单词	overmatched
释义	overmatchedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈmatʃt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmætʃt/ Forms: see over- prefix and matched adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overmatch v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overmatch v. + -ed suffix¹. That has been overmatched; pitted against or defeated by too strong an opponent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [adjective] > defeated by superior skill, etc. overmatched1559 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Earle of Warwicke f. lxx For we to harten our overmatched men, Forsooke our stedes and..Ran preacing furth on foote. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. iv. 11 Our ore-matcht forces. View more context for this quotation 1633 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. (ed. 3) §lxxviii None but thou,..canst relieue his distressed and over-matched Soule. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis x, in tr. Virgil Wks. 526 Here over-match'd in Fight, in heaps they lye. a1859 W. C. Roscoe Eliduke v. iii. 191 The good ship, Like some strong wrestler overmatched in grip, Stooped till her maintop almost touched the waves. 1898 Dict. National Biogr. LVI. 29/1 His measures for the relief of the overmatched British garrison of India..were prompt and energetic. 1960 A. Duggan Family Favourites ii. 34 Besides, a soldier can very easily work up a feeling of sympathy for an over-matched swordsman; in the next battle he may himself meet a better man. 1990 Sports Illustr. 10 Sept. 143/4 Thigpen would run to the mound, throw a bunch of fastballs past overmatched hitters and pick up a save. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1559
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