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单词 overwatered
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overwateredadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwɔːtəd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwɔdərd/, /ˌoʊvərˈwɑdərd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwater v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < overwater v. + -ed suffix1.
That has been watered too much.
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1681 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (ed. 3) x. 224 By feeding of Cattle in Meadows that have been long overflown in wet Summers..or by feeding them with Hay made of such over-watered Grass..Cattle have been so infected thereby, that multitudes have dyed.
1767 C. Smart tr. Horace Satires ii. iv, in tr. Horace Wks. (new ed.) III. 222 In over-water'd gardens shoot The flashy and insipid root.
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxii. 218 He went leisurely along..avoiding whenever he could the wetter and more dirty places in the over-watered road.
1946 C. Fry Firstborn i. ii. 30 Evidence of that! Where in this drouthy Overwatered world can you find me clarity?
1963 A. Ross Australia 63 vii. 128 Both teams had work-outs at the Oval, over-watered pitches making net practice impracticable.
2002 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 21 Nov. e8 An overwatered plant wilts much like an under-watered plant.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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