oversoon

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adverb

Too soon; prematurely.

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Meanings

adverboversoon (comparative more oversoon, superlative most oversoon)

comparative more oversoon · superlative most oversoon

  1. Too soon; prematurely.

    the lad may prove well enough if he oversoon think not too well of himselfe, and will beare away that he heareth of his elders.

    The New Arcadia

    a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prematurely

Origin

From over- + soon.

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Cite this entry
APA

oversoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversoon

MLA

“oversoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversoon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oversoon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oversoon.

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