overwise

[ oh-ver-wahyz ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈwaɪz /

excessively or unusually wise: overwise for a child of her age.

Origin of overwise

First recorded in 1525–35; over- + wise¹

To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition |Robert Louis Stevenson
He is well enough, a good boy, not overwise, but not what is needed here.

The Flying Mercury |Eleanor M. Ingram
Thomas Baker, the historian of the College, suggests that "the scholars were overwise and the brethren over good."

St. John's College, Cambridge |Robert Forsyth Scott
Hence, "Red-stockings," with all his philosophy, was not overwise.

Invention and Discovery: |Anonymous

The explanations, apologies, and not overwise conversation that ensued need not be indicated here.

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales |Bret Harte