overweight

[adjective oh-ver-weyt; noun oh-ver-weyt; verb oh-ver-weyt]

adjective

weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.

noun

extra or excess weight above what law or regulation allows, as of baggage or freight: The overweight will cost us $12.

weight in excess of that considered normal, proper, healthful, etc.: Overweight in a child should not be neglected.

greater effect or importance; preponderance.

verb (used with object)

to weight excessively; exceed the weight limit of.

to give too much consideration or emphasis to; stress unduly.

Origin of overweight

First recorded in 1545–55; over- + weight

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Examples from the Web for overweighted

Historical Examples of overweighted

She was not to be overweighted by mournful responsibilities.
Shakespeare's Family
Mrs. C. C. Stopes
The man was understood to say something about "Overweighted on her head."
The Sins of Sverac Bablon
Sax Rohmer
Not even once did the overweighted house-carle come to the surface.
Ned, the son of Webb
William O. Stoddard
There were now only five motors, and they were overweighted.
The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere
Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart
So that the earl was overweighted and did not shine on this occasion at his own dinner-table.
The Small House at Allington
Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for overweighted

overweight

adjective (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt)

weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy

finance

having a higher proportion of one's investments in a particular sector of the market than the size of that sector relative to the total market would suggest: portfolio managers are currently overweight in bonds
(of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way

noun (ˈəʊvəˌweɪt)

extra or excess weight

archaic greater importance or effect

verb (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt) (tr)

to give too much emphasis or consideration to

to add too much weight to

to weigh down

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Word Origin and History for overweighted

overweight

adj.

"in excess of proper or ordinary weight," 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, "obesity" from 1917.