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all-overish

all-overish

9.9
Feeling tired, uneasy, and unable to focus
  • adjective
  • UK
translation icon : malestar general
  • Her all-overish mood made it hard for her to concentrate on anything.

Examples

  • After working all night, I felt rather all-overish the next morning.

  • The room had an all-overish atmosphere, as if nobody knew what to do next.

  • I feel all-overish today.

  • She has been feeling all-overish since yesterday.

  • After working all night, I felt rather all-overish the next morning.

  • Her all-overish mood made it hard for her to concentrate on anything.

  • The room had an all-overish atmosphere, as if nobody knew what to do next.

Synonyms

on edge
vsall-overish
  • Informal
68 4.3

Feeling nervous and tense so you are easily upset or worried

is more unsettled overall, lacking focus and organized mood
woozy
vsall-overish
29 5.7

Feeling dizzy and unsteady, as if you might faint

is more mental and behavioral unease, not mainly physical dizziness
out of sorts
vsall-overish
  • Informal
13 5.9

Feeling slightly unwell, upset, or irritable

is stronger, implying disorganized mood and lacking focus
ill at ease
vsall-overish
6 5.5

Feeling uncomfortable or nervous around other people

is broader, applying to general unease and disorganized behaviour
dopey
vsall-overish
  • Informal
3 4.0

Feeling sleepy, slow, and not very alert

is broader unease with disorganization, not just sleepiness or sluggishness
not quite myself
vsall-overish
3 6.5

Feeling a little unwell and not your usual self

is vaguer and adds disorganized mood or unsettled behavior
spaced-out
vsall-overish
  • Informal
1 8.7

Not fully paying attention and feeling confused or dreamy

means broader unease plus lack of focus with disorganized conduct
uncentered
vsall-overish
7.6

Feeling mentally unsteady and unable to focus

focuses more on scattered mood and disorganized behavior rather than balance
overset
vsall-overish
8.4

Very upset because of sudden events or news

tends to be broader, covering general unease and disorganized behaviour
liverish
vsall-overish
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling a little sick and grumpy, often after eating rich food

is more mental and scattered, not specifically mild digestive illness

Antonyms

3.0

Giving full attention to one thing

How Unsettled

overstressed
2 5.1
all-overish
  • UK
9.9
uneasy
98 3.2
fine
1.0

Surface Forms

all-overish positive

Morphology

all-overish = all over (semi-transparent) = over + all + ish

The phrase 'all over' plus '-ish' suggests a degree of being 'all over', but the idiomatic mood sense ('unsettled/unwell') is metaphorical rather than strictly compositional.

Etymology

All-overish comes from the parts all + over, which mean 'everywhere', plus the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like', so it suggests being 'somewhat all over' or scattered and unfocused. That's why all-overish describes feeling unwell, uneasy, or when a person or place seems disorganized.