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/oh"veuhr wuyz"/, adj.excessively or unusually wise: overwise for a child of her age.[1525-35; OVER- + WISE1]
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Overwise — O ver*wise , a. Too wise; affectedly wise. {O ver*wise ly}, adv. {O ver*wise ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwise — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : too wise * * * /oh veuhr wuyz /, adj. excessively or unusually wise: overwise for a child of her age. [1525 35; OVER + WISE1] * * * overwiseˈ adjective 1. Too wise 2. Affectedly wise 3. Wise in one s own estimation • … Useful english dictionary
overwise — adjective Excessively wise; too clever for ones own good … Wiktionary
overwise — adj. too smart … English contemporary dictionary
Overwisely — Overwise O ver*wise , a. Too wise; affectedly wise. {O ver*wise ly}, adv. {O ver*wise ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwiseness — Overwise O ver*wise , a. Too wise; affectedly wise. {O ver*wise ly}, adv. {O ver*wise ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwisely — overwiseˈly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑over … Useful english dictionary
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