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Overworked

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Subjected to too much work.

    "Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player."

  2. 2
    Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal. figuratively, phrase, usually

    "overworked, unaffecting cliches"

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of overwork form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From over- + worked.

Etymology 2

From overwork + -ed.

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