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Overdone   /ˈoʊvərdˈən/   Listen
verb
Overdo  v. t.  (past overdid; past part. overdone; pres. part. overdoing)  
1.
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far. "Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing."
2.
To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
3.
To surpass; to excel. (R.)
4.
To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.


Overdo  v. i.  (past overdid; past part. overdone; pres. part. overdoing)  To labor too hard; to do too much.


adjective
overdone  adj.  Cooked too long; overcooked.





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"Overdone" Quotes from Famous Books



... mood, and the flattery to her was never too fulsome. Possibly she was not fully aware before that she was such a paragon of virtue, but believing in the superior insight of Petrarch she said, "It must be so." Thus is flattery always acceptable, nor can it be overdone unless it be ...
— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13 - Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers • Elbert Hubbard
... of this list I would place what may be called the "white marriage" theme: not because it is ineffective, but because its effectiveness is very cheap and has been sadly overdone. It occurs in two varieties: either a proud but penniless damsel is married to a wealthy parvenu, or a woman of culture and refinement is married to a "rough diamond." In both cases the action consists of the transformation of a nominal into a real marriage; ...
— Play-Making - A Manual of Craftsmanship • William Archer
... PICCIOLA—Both Poles have been overdone in Art and Literature. Leave them to Science for the next twenty years. You did not send a stamp ...
— Actions and Reactions • Rudyard Kipling
... indolent indifference that was rather overdone, the turnback stooped low enough to extract the pin. But his fingers trembled in the act, and half a ...
— Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point - Standing Firm for Flag and Honor • H. Irving Hancock
... slightly at his mother's words, and was turning away from her when he was gripped by the owner of the house, Squire Watton, an eloquent and soft-hearted old gentleman who, having in George's opinion already overdone it greatly at the town-hall in the way of hand-shaking and congratulations, was now most unreasonably prepared to overdo it again. Lady Tressady joined in with little shrieks and sallies, the other guests of the house gathered round, and the ...
— Sir George Tressady, Vol. I • Mrs. Humphry Ward


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