"overdone" meaning in English

See overdone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əʊvəɹˈdʌn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overdone.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-overdone.wav [US] Forms: more overdone [comparative], most overdone [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overdon}} Middle English overdon, {{inh|en|ang|oferdōn}} Old English oferdōn, {{prefix|en|over|done}} over- + done Head templates: {{en-adj}} overdone (comparative more overdone, superlative most overdone)
  1. Cooked too much.
    Sense id: en-overdone-en-adj--HnhYowU
  2. Exaggerated; overwrought.
    Sense id: en-overdone-en-adj-bk22Pg4F
  3. Repeated too often; hackneyed.
    Sense id: en-overdone-en-adj-6-InRbK0

Verb

IPA: /əʊvəɹˈdʌn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overdone.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-overdone.wav [US]
Etymology: From Middle English overdon, from Old English oferdōn, equivalent to over- + done. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|overdon}} Middle English overdon, {{inh|en|ang|oferdōn}} Old English oferdōn, {{prefix|en|over|done}} over- + done Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overdone
  1. past participle of overdo Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overdo
    Sense id: en-overdone-en-verb-Mtd13JTR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 5 2 85 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 5 5 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 29 19 10 41

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