OVERWORKED

Etymology

Adjective

overworked (comparative more overworked, superlative most overworked)

Subjected to too much work.

(of a word, phrase, etc.) Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.

Verb

overworked

simple past tense and past participle of overwork

Anagrams

• worked over

Source: Wiktionary


OVERWORK

O`ver*work", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overworked or Overwrought (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overworking.]

1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.

2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor. My days with toil are overwrought. Longfellow.

3. To decorate all over.

O`ver*work", v. t.

Definition: To work too much, or beyond one's strength.

O"ver*work`, n.

Definition: Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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