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over-old

UK/ˌəʊvəɹˈəʊld/

over-old adjective: too old.

Adjective

over-old (comparative more over-old, superlative most over-old)

  1. Too old.
    • And one Attalus in Seneca saith, the remembrance of our last friends is as pleasing to us, as bitternesse in wine that is over old[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 20, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
    • My body over-old for deeds begrudged such government.1875, Virgil, translated by William Morris, Aeneid, section VIII

Forms of over-old

comparativemore over-old
superlativemost over-old

Origin of over-old

From Old English ofereald, corresponding to over- + old. Cognate with Dutch overoud, German überalt.

Questions about over-old

What does over-old mean?
Over-old means too old.
What part of speech is over-old?
Over-old is an adjective.
How do you pronounce over-old?
Over-old is pronounced /ˌəʊvəɹˈəʊld/ (UK).

Words near over-old in the dictionary

  1. over-just
  2. over-kingdom
  3. over-kingdoms
  4. over-meticulous
  5. over-meticulousness
  6. over-old
  7. over-optimistic
  8. over-Panamax
  9. over-partial
  10. over-polite
  11. over-precise

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