overdone

English

/ovəɹˈdʌn/

adj

Definitions

Cooked too much.
Exaggerated.
Repeated too often; hackneyed.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English overdon inherited from Old English oferdōn prefix from English done.

Origin

English

done

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

do English
done English
doneness English
fordone English
mididone English
overdo English
overdoneness English
predone English
underdone English
undone English
oferdōn Old English
don Middle English
overdon Middle English
don Nigerian Pidgin