overliness

English

Etymology

From overly +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊvəlɪnəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊvəɹlɪnəs/
• Hyphenation: over‧li‧ness

Noun

overliness (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The quality or state of being overly.
   1. Carelessness, inattentiveness, negligence.
   2. A sense of superiority; haughtiness.
      • 1610, Jos[eph] Hall, “Section II. The Answerers Preamble.”, in A Common Apologie of the Church of England: Against the Uniust Challenges of the Ouer-iust Sect, Commonly Called Brownists. […], London: […] [William Stansby] for Samuel Macham, […], →OCLC, page 4:

        VVould God ouerlineſſe and contempt vvere not yours, euen to them vvhich are mounted higheſt vpon beſt deſert; […]

Anagrams

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