oversweetadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈswiːt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈswit/

Forms: see over- prefix and sweet adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + sweet adj.

Excessively sweet (in various senses).

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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > overly sweet

wallow-sweetc1440

oversweeta1475

luscious1530

wallowish-sweet1575

overluscious1626

over-sweetened1818

a1475 in Neuphilol. Mitteilungen (1957) 58 62 (MED) Þer apperithe upponn the herbis a stilled water..of þe whyche schepe yf they ete, þey dey sone after of þe rott, for it is ovyr-swete and causethe them to have þe flyx, And thys is kalled myldewe.

1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health iv. 23 Bread ouersweete is a stopper, and bread ouersalt is a drier.

1595 A. Copley Loves Owle l. 538 The appetite that is foregon With ouer-sweet commestion, Tart meates recouer it againe From out that ouer-fed famine.

1641 T. Jordan Complemental Man l. 31, in Pictures His Polite words, like over-sweet perfumes Delight the Nose-thril.

1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 137 And whilst that lively apprehension lasts How over-sweet his freer Bounty tasts!

a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 122 This thought doth sink my heart Ore burdened with over sweet Delight.

1854 Ladies' Repository Feb. 76 Not originally oversweet, they become still more redolent of the jakes.

1883 P. Robinson Sinners & Saints xxi. 264 [It] throws into an over-sweet landscape just that dash of sin and suffering that lemons it pleasantly to the taste.

1935 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 71/2 If the straight music is also oversweet, the term icky (a pseudo-baby-patter word, meaning ‘little’) is frequently employed to denote this.

1976 Times 20 Oct. 14/7 The 2½-lb Christmas puddings..taste fine, if a bit over-sweet.

1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 53 You must not use the ready-diced, bitter and oversweet at the same time, vile stuff [sc. candied peel] in tubs.

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

单词	oversweet
释义	oversweetadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈswiːt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈswit/ Forms: see over- prefix and sweet adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, sweet adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + sweet adj. Excessively sweet (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > overly sweet wallow-sweetc1440 oversweeta1475 luscious1530 wallowish-sweet1575 overluscious1626 over-sweetened1818 a1475 in Neuphilol. Mitteilungen (1957) 58 62 (MED) Þer apperithe upponn the herbis a stilled water..of þe whyche schepe yf they ete, þey dey sone after of þe rott, for it is ovyr-swete and causethe them to have þe flyx, And thys is kalled myldewe. 1584 T. Cogan Hauen of Health iv. 23 Bread ouersweete is a stopper, and bread ouersalt is a drier. 1595 A. Copley Loves Owle l. 538 The appetite that is foregon With ouer-sweet commestion, Tart meates recouer it againe From out that ouer-fed famine. 1641 T. Jordan Complemental Man l. 31, in Pictures His Polite words, like over-sweet perfumes Delight the Nose-thril. 1661 S. Pordage Mundorum Explicatio 137 And whilst that lively apprehension lasts How over-sweet his freer Bounty tasts! a1729 E. Taylor Metrical Hist. Christianity (1962) 122 This thought doth sink my heart Ore burdened with over sweet Delight. 1854 Ladies' Repository Feb. 76 Not originally oversweet, they become still more redolent of the jakes. 1883 P. Robinson Sinners & Saints xxi. 264 [It] throws into an over-sweet landscape just that dash of sin and suffering that lemons it pleasantly to the taste. 1935 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 71/2 If the straight music is also oversweet, the term icky (a pseudo-baby-patter word, meaning ‘little’) is frequently employed to denote this. 1976 Times 20 Oct. 14/7 The 2½-lb Christmas puddings..taste fine, if a bit over-sweet. 1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 53 You must not use the ready-diced, bitter and oversweet at the same time, vile stuff [sc. candied peel] in tubs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1475
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