overdone

[ oh-ver-duhn ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈdʌn /

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verb

past participle of overdo.

adjective

cooked too long or too much: The roast was overdone. I dislike overdone steak.

excessive or strained; exaggerated: Don't you think his politeness is overdone?

overtaxed; exhausted: You're looking a bit overdone from that hike.

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Origin of overdone

It turns out those model solutions were more overdone than we thought.
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As with any exercise, it can be overdone to the point of diminishing returns and negative health consequences.
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The “reaction to shutdowns is overdone,” wrote Michael Goldfarb.
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At 143 minutes and with a $225 million price tag, Man of Steel feels overlong and overdone.
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Her accent changes from scene to scene and she comes across as extremely overdone.
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Sent Alfaretta around to tell us that 'he'd overdone hisself and was obliged to take a vacation.'
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Then, as he broke an egg that was shockingly overdone, he added spitefully: "Why did you boil your door-knobs?"
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The truth is, I fear, that the market has been glutted and the business overdone.
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Reticence and secretiveness are excellent things in their way; but this too may be overdone.
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Humour might suggest that the expression of Patriotism is a trifle overdone.
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