overslow

English

Etymology

over- +‎ slow

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈsləʊ/

Adjective

overslow (comparative more overslow, superlative most overslow)

Too slow.

Verb

overslow (third-person singular simple present overslows, present participle overslowing, simple past and past participle overslowed)

To render slow; to check; to curb.
- a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon:
  overſlow this furious driver

References

“overslow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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