overdone
Americanverb
adjective
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cooked too long or too much.
The roast was overdone. I dislike overdone steak.
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excessive or strained; exaggerated.
Don't you think his politeness is overdone?
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overtaxed; exhausted.
You're looking a bit overdone from that hike.
Etymology
Origin of overdone
Example Sentences
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He thinks the worries are overdone and sees plenty of need for software going forward.
From Barron's
It may be a little too early to call "green shoots", but it is also the case that the doom mongering about the UK economy has been overdone too.
From BBC
But the reaction was overdone, they write, adding that their long-term thesis is unchanged.
For the first time in weeks, investors are thinking they might have overdone it.
Robinson’s stock seemed primed for some pullback due to the sharp rally in transportation shares recently, they viewed the extent of the stock’s selloff as overdone.
From MarketWatch
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