overdone
pronunciation
How to pronounce overdone in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈdʌn]
How to pronounce overdone in American English:
US [ˌovɚˈdʌn]
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- Adjective:
- represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- cooked too long but still edible
Word Origin
- overdone (adj.)
- Old English ofer-done "carried to excess;" see overdo. Of cooking from 1680s.
Example
- 1. That sense of fear strikes some as overdone .
- 2. Even if the angst is overdone , the competitive threat to america is real-as the big apple 's hoarier financiers know only too well .
- 3. Yet his enthusiasm may be overdone .
- 4. That suggests the recent sell-off could be overdone .
- 5. Fear of the muslim brotherhood is anyway overdone .