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Overdone

//ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cooked too much.
  2. 2
    Exaggerated; overwrought.

    "There are lots of pauses and little detours, hitchings-up of their smocks, inspection of the soles of their feet, some rather overdone limping."

  3. 3
    Repeated too often; hackneyed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    cooked too long but still edible wordnet
  2. 2
    represented as greater than is true or reasonable wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of overdo form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.

Etymology 2

From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.

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