Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

overgood en · ADJ

Etymology

From over- + good.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Too good; excessively good.
    • There is another kind of glory, which is an over-good opinion we conceive of our worth. 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 17, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
    • "Simon," said Aylward, "the light is not overgood and the place is cramped for sword-play, but if you will step out into the open I will teach you whether my master is a true soldier or not." 1906, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Nigel: