overtoweringadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈtaʊərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈtaʊ(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and towering adj.

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

Etymology: < over- prefix + towering adj. Compare later overtower v.

That towers over or above; (also figurative) surpassing, dominating.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxx. 83 To abate their over-towring conceits of him.

1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1877) I. 71 The proud and overtowering heights of our lofty buildings.

1872 A. J. Gordon In Christ (1888) vi. 130 Under the shadow of some overtowering greatness.

1877 Harper's Mag. June 34/2 A chain of noble hills, which, at a greater remove from the overtowering White Mountains, would command a distinguished reputation.

1898 Jrnl. Amer. Geog. Soc. N.Y. 30 281 The student of American history will be struck with one remarkable and overtowering fact, which is that the men who inaugurated civilization on this western hemisphere did not attempt to transplant here the old life of Europe.

1915 A. Vonier Personality of Christ xxxix. 261 That overtowering sanctity which is in Christ.

1999 Louisville (Kentucky) Eccentric Observer 20 Jan. 29/1 Bearden was the overtowering master of the era, and here, at least, his work most fully reveals the range and depth of his generation's accomplishment.

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

单词	overtowering
释义	overtoweringadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈtaʊərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtaʊ(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and towering adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, towering adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + towering adj. Compare later overtower v. That towers over or above; (also figurative) surpassing, dominating. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. xxx. 83 To abate their over-towring conceits of him. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1877) I. 71 The proud and overtowering heights of our lofty buildings. 1872 A. J. Gordon In Christ (1888) vi. 130 Under the shadow of some overtowering greatness. 1877 Harper's Mag. June 34/2 A chain of noble hills, which, at a greater remove from the overtowering White Mountains, would command a distinguished reputation. 1898 Jrnl. Amer. Geog. Soc. N.Y. 30 281 The student of American history will be struck with one remarkable and overtowering fact, which is that the men who inaugurated civilization on this western hemisphere did not attempt to transplant here the old life of Europe. 1915 A. Vonier Personality of Christ xxxix. 261 That overtowering sanctity which is in Christ. 1999 Louisville (Kentucky) Eccentric Observer 20 Jan. 29/1 Bearden was the overtowering master of the era, and here, at least, his work most fully reveals the range and depth of his generation's accomplishment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1639
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