overdone
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈdʌn/ / /ˌoʊ.vɚˈdʌn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.
- Cooked too much.
- Exaggerated; overwrought.
“There are lots of pauses and little detours, hitchings-up of their smocks, inspection of the soles of their feet, some rather overdone limping.”
- Repeated too often; hackneyed.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done.
- past participle of overdo