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OVERDONE
overdone
(adjective) cooked too long but still edible
exaggerated, overdone, overstated
(adjective) represented as greater than is true or reasonable; “an exaggerated opinion of oneself”
OVERDO
overdo, exaggerate
(verb) do something to an excessive degree; “He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
overdone (comparative more overdone, superlative most overdone)
Cooked too much.
Exaggerated.
Repeated too often; hackneyed.
Verb
overdone
past participle of overdo
Anagrams
• done over
Source: Wiktionary
OVERDO
O`ver*do", v. t. [imp. Overdid; p. p. Overdone; p. pr. & vb. n. Overdoing.]
1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far. Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing. Shak.
2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] Tennyson.
4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
O`ver*do", v. i.
Definition: To labor too hard; to do too much.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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