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overcooked en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌəʊ.vəɹˈkʊkt/

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overcook
    form of overcook

overcooked en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (General-American) audio
  • /ˌəʊ.vəɹˈkʊkt/

Etymology

From over- + cooked.

Meanings

  1. Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.
    • This meat is overcooked, almost burnt.
    • If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked. 2020 September 6, Randall Munroe, “Can You Boil an Egg Too Long?”, in The New York Times:
  2. Done to excess.
    • His Elvis impersonation was embarrassingly overcooked.

Forms

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more overcooked Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most overcooked Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

underdone · undercooked

Deriveds

overcookedness

Synonyms

overdone · tryhard

Translations (12)

nb ihjelkokt (cooked for too long) · ast trescochu (cooked for too long) · pl rozgotowany (cooked for too long) · sk rozvarené (cooked for too long) · de verbraten (cooked for too long) · ga róchócaráilte (cooked for too long) · hu túlfőzött (cooked for too long) · hu túlfőtt (cooked for too long) · fr trop cuit (cooked for too long) · de verkocht (cooked for too long) · fi ylikypsä (cooked for too long) · sv urkokt (cooked for too long)