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

over- + done

Words nearby overdone

overdevelop, overdeviate, overdo, overdog, overdominance, overdone, overdoor, overdose, overdraft, overdraft checking account, overdrafting

Definition for overdone (2 of 2)

overdo

[ oh-ver-doo ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈdu /

verb (used with object), o·ver·did, o·ver·done, o·ver·do·ing.

to do to excess; overindulge in: to overdo dieting.

to carry to excess or beyond the proper limit: He puts on so much charm that he overdoes it.

to overact (a part); exaggerate.

to overtax the strength of; fatigue; exhaust.

to cook too much or too long; overcook: Don't overdo the hamburgers.

verb (used without object), o·ver·did, o·ver·done, o·ver·do·ing.

to do too much; go to an extreme: Exercise is good but you mustn't overdo.

Origin of overdo

before 1000; Middle English overdon, Old English oferdōn. See over-, do¹

OTHER WORDS FROM overdo

o·ver·do·er, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overdo

overdo overdue

Example sentences from the Web for overdone

As with any exercise, it can be overdone to the point of diminishing returns and negative health consequences.
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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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They were the only clients in the grand, overdone dining room, and as French intellectuals will do, they talked endlessly.
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The usual thing, I suppose—underdone fish and overdone meat!
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In his anxiety to do deadly execution, the pirate had overdone his work.
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Of course she had just overdone her constitutional possibility—she said so herself, and she should know.
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He knew the guy had overdone it this time and come too close.
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In some early Grecian works, it is said that this correction was overdone but that its omission entirely is quite unsatisfactory.
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British Dictionary definitions for overdone

overdo

/ (ˌəʊvəˈduː) /

verb -does, -doing, -did or -done (tr)

to take or carry too far; do to excess

to exaggerate, overelaborate, or overplay

to cook or bake too long

overdo it or overdo things to overtax one's strength, capacity, etc

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