All-overish
adjective
ubiquitous, pervasive; all over the place
examples
all-overish good feeling about the decision
word origin
1853
historical examples
“purty well, considerin,” sez i; and you can’t think how all-overish i felt to hear any body speak of judy so fur from hum.
highlife in new york: a series of letters to mr. zephariah slick, ann s. stephens
all-overish, neither sick nor well; the premonitory symptoms of illness.
the slang dictionary john camden hotten
if you have a low, all-overish feeling, macjone’s pills pick you up directly.
the honorable miss l. t. meade
i feel so all-overish; your claws are so sharp, and your teeth so dreadful; and im but a little, little mouse.
cats w. gordon stables
i think i’m in for an attack of flue, or something; feel shivery and all-overish.
the halo bettina von hutten
i never felt so all-overish in all my days, and before i knew where i was i had found salvation.
mr. prohack e. arnold bennett
adverb
denoting an indefinite overall malaise (1830s+)
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