overwise

American  

[oh-ver-wahyz] / ˈoʊ vərˈwaɪz /

adjective

1. excessively or unusually wise.

   overwise for a child of her age.

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Etymology

Origin of overwise

First recorded in 1525–35; over- + wise ¹

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Example Sentences

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overwise

There was no use disputing proprieties with the overwise girl.

From The Girls at Mount Morris by Amanda Minnie Douglas

But the moral is the same—the folly of being overwise, the wisdom of acting upon the best promptings of the heart.

From Robert Browning by Edward Dowden

"To be overwise, is worse, sometimes, than to be foolish," answered Cethegus.

From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Henry William Herbert

Bella hath altogether too many of them, and her mother is not an overwise woman!

From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas

I mustn't call you a young fool, I suppose," he said, "but really you are not overwise.

From The Rocks of Valpre by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell

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