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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To edit something too much.

   "Killers seems as if it's been overedited, underwritten, and, as a last resort, jury-rigged."

Example

More examples

"Killers seems as if it's been overedited, underwritten, and, as a last resort, jury-rigged."

Etymology

From over- + edit.

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