overroast en · VERB
Etymology
From over- + roast.
Meanings
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(transitive) To roast too much.
But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans.
2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overroasted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overroasted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overroasting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overroasts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |