OVERDONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overdone mean? 

• OVERDONE (adjective)
  The adjective OVERDONE has 2 senses:

1. represented as greater than is true or reasonable

2. cooked too long but still edible

  Familiarity information: OVERDONE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERDONE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Represented as greater than is true or reasonable

Synonyms:

exaggerated; overdone; overstated

Context example:

an exaggerated opinion of oneself

Similar:

immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cooked too long but still edible

Similar:

cooked (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)

 Context examples 

Besides, the lad was in training, and the other would burst like an overdone potato if he were hit.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)