OVERMATCHED

Etymology

Adjective

overmatched (not comparable)

Outclassed; unable to compete

Verb

overmatched

simple past tense and past participle of overmatch

Source: Wiktionary


OVERMATCH

O`ver*match", v. t.

1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.

2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.

O"ver*match`, n.

Definition: One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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