overnew
English
editEtymology
editFrom over- + new. Piecewise doublet of supernova.
Adjective
editovernew (comparative more overnew, superlative most overnew)
- Very new.
- 1823, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “All Fools’ Day”, in Elia. Essays which have Appeared under that Signature in The London Magazine, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC, page 98:
- Bless thy doublet, it is not over-new, threadbare as thy stories:— [...]