Over-old

//ˌəʊvəɹˈəʊld// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Too old.

    "And one Attalus in Seneca saith, the remembrance of our last friends is as pleasing to us, as bitternesse in wine that is over old[…]."

Example

More examples

"And one Attalus in Seneca saith, the remembrance of our last friends is as pleasing to us, as bitternesse in wine that is over old[…]."

Etymology

From Old English ofereald, corresponding to over- + old. Cognate with Dutch overoud, German überalt.

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