"overdriven" meaning in English

See overdriven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more overdriven [comparative], most overdriven [superlative]
Etymology: From over- + driven. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|driven}} over- + driven Head templates: {{en-adj}} overdriven (comparative more overdriven, superlative most overdriven)
  1. Driven too hard, or beyond normal limits; exhausted.
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