overdone

overdone
adj
1.(all of food) overcooked, over-baked, overroasted, overbroiled, overbrowned; charred, scorched, singed, scalded; burn, burn to a crisp, carbonized.
2. excessive, immoderate, extravagant, lavish, beyond all bounds; profuse, copious, plenteous, plentiful, abundant, prolific; superabundant, overabun-dant, oversufficient, Inf. too much, Inf. a bit much; exorbitant, extreme, extortionate, Inf. criminal, unconscionable, outrageous, monstrous, preposterous, ridiculous; unreasonable, unrealistic, disproportionate, undue, inordinate, uncalled-for, unwarranted; unneeded, needless, unnecessary, redundant, superfluous, surplus, extra; overacted, Inf. ham-my.
3. exaggerated, overblown, elaborate, overelaborate, inflated, turgid, bombastic. See overblown(def. 3).
4. overtaxed, exhausted, prostrate, prostrated, spent, drained, worn, worn out, effete; tired, fatigued, weary, wearied, drooping, weak, faint; fagged out, played out, Inf. beat, beaten, Inf. bushed, U.S. Inf. tuckered out, Sl. pooped, Inf. dog-tired, dead tired; ready to drop, on one's last legs, more dead than alive.

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  • overdone — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈdʌn] / US [ˌoʊvərˈdʌn] adjective 1) with too much done, said, or used It was a typical Hollywood ending, way too overdone. 2) cooked for too long overdone steaks …   English dictionary

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