overswollenadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈswəʊlən/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈswoʊl(ə)n/

Forms: see over- prefix and swollen adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overswollen , overswell v.

Etymology: < overswollen, past participle of overswell v.

Excessively swollen. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling > swollen > excessively

overswollen1607

1607 E. Sharpham Cupids Whirligig ii. i. l. 13 Lust, it's like an ouer-swollen riuer, that breakes beyond all boundes.

1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox ix. 189 The burthen of her overswollen Heart.

1751 H. Brooke Last Speech John Good 21 Hence the Earth..grew animated..and, through its Emptiness, it became overswoln and overweening.

1843 M. G. Brooks Idomen 167 The rushing of over-swollen waves.

1859 H. W. Beecher Plain & Pleasant Talk 65 Next to him is a great over-swollen potbellied fellow—for all the world he looks like a huge glutton.

1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 98 When the cell walls are over-swollen, separation takes place along the middle lamella.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 3 Apr. 20 Nothing would liven up the place more (and deflate the overswollen egos that inhabit it) than an old-fashioned scandal sheet.

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

单词	overswollen
释义	overswollenadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈswəʊlən/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈswoʊl(ə)n/ Forms: see over- prefix and swollen adj. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English overswollen , overswell v. Etymology: < overswollen, past participle of overswell v. Excessively swollen. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling > swollen > excessively overswollen1607 1607 E. Sharpham Cupids Whirligig ii. i. l. 13 Lust, it's like an ouer-swollen riuer, that breakes beyond all boundes. 1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox ix. 189 The burthen of her overswollen Heart. 1751 H. Brooke Last Speech John Good 21 Hence the Earth..grew animated..and, through its Emptiness, it became overswoln and overweening. 1843 M. G. Brooks Idomen 167 The rushing of over-swollen waves. 1859 H. W. Beecher Plain & Pleasant Talk 65 Next to him is a great over-swollen potbellied fellow—for all the world he looks like a huge glutton. 1901 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 194 98 When the cell walls are over-swollen, separation takes place along the middle lamella. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 3 Apr. 20 Nothing would liven up the place more (and deflate the overswollen egos that inhabit it) than an old-fashioned scandal sheet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1607
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