overknowing en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + knowing.
Meanings
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Excessively knowing or cunning.
Odds me! how wise the child is! what a loss And pity 'tis that in old times the folk Were not so thoughtful and so over-knowing!
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overknowing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overknowing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |