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Overcunning O"ver·cun"ning adjective Exceedingly or excessively cunning.

Overcurious O"ver·cu"ri·ous adjective Too curious.

Overdare O`ver·dare" transitive verb & i. To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.

Overdate O`ver·date" transitive verb To date later than the true or proper period. Milton.

Overdeal O"ver·deal` noun The excess. [ Obsolete]

The overdeal in the price will be double.

Holland.

Overdelicate O"ver·del"i·cate adjective Too delicate.

Overdelighted O"ver·de·light"ed adjective Delighted beyond measure.

Overdevelop O`ver·de·vel"op transitive verb To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.) , to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.

Overdight O"ver·dight" adjective Covered over. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Overdo O`ver·do" transitive verb [ imperfect Overdid ; past participle Overdone ; present participle & verbal noun Overdoing .] 1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.

Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.

Shak.

2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.

3. To surpass; to excel. [ R.] Tennyson.

4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.

Overdo O`ver·do" intransitive verb To labor too hard; to do too much.

Overdoer O`ver·do"er noun One who overdoes.

Overdose O`ver·dose" transitive verb To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.

Overdose O"ver·dose` noun Too great a dose; an excessive dose.

Overdraft O"ver·draft` noun (Banking) The act of overdrawing; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.

Overdraw O`ver·draw" transitive verb [ imperfect Overdrew ; past participle Overdrawn ; present participle & verbal noun Overdrawing .]

1. To exaggerate; to overdo.

2. (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.

Overdress O`ver·dress" transitive verb To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much. Pope.

Overdrink O`ver·drink" transitive verb & i. To drink to excess.

Overdrive O`ver·drive" transitive verb & i. To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.

Overdrown O`ver·drown" transitive verb To wet or drench to excess. [ Obsolete] W. Browne.

Overdry O`ver·dry" transitive verb To dry too much. Burton.

Overdue O"ver·due" adjective Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.

Overdye O`ver·dye" transitive verb To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another). Shak.

Overeager O`ver·ea"ger adjective Too eager; too impatient. -- O`ver*ea"ger*ly , adverb -- O"ver*ea"ger*ness , noun

Overearnest O`ver·ear"nest adjective Too earnest. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ly , adverb -- O"ver*ear"nest*ness , noun

Overeat O`ver·eat" transitive verb & i. 1. To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [ Obsolete] Shak.

2. To eat to excess; -- often with a reflexive.

Overelegant O"ver·el"e·gant adjective Too elegant. Johnson.

Overempty O`ver·emp"ty transitive verb To make too empty; to exhaust. [ R.] Carew.

Overest O"ver·est adjective [ Superl. of Over .] Uppermost; outermost.

Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy.

Chaucer.

Overestimate O`ver·es"ti·mate transitive verb To estimate too highly; to overvalue.

Overestimate O`ver·es"ti·mate noun An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.

Overexcite O`ver·ex·cite" transitive verb To excite too much.

Overexcitement O"ver·ex·cite"ment noun Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.

Overexert O`ver·ex·ert" transitive verb To exert too much.

Overexertion O"ver·ex·er"tion noun Excessive exertion.

Overexpose O`ver·ex·pose" transitive verb To expose excessively; specif. (Photog.) , to subject (a plate or film) too long to the actinic action of the light used in producing a picture. -- O`ver*ex*po"sure noun

Overexquisite O"ver·ex"qui·site adjective Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.

Overeye O`ver·eye" transitive verb 1. To superintend; to oversee; to inspect. [ Obsolete]

2. To see; to observe. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overfall O"ver·fall` noun 1. A cataract; a waterfall. [ Obsolete]

2. (Nautical) A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.

Overfatigue O"ver·fa·tigue" noun Excessive fatigue.

Overfatigue O`ver·fa·tigue" transitive verb To fatigue to excess; to tire out.

Overfeed O`ver·feed" transitive verb & i. [ imperfect & past participle Overfed ; present participle & verbal noun Overfeeding .] To feed to excess; to surfeit.

Overfierce O"ver·fierce" adjective Excessively fierce.

overfill o`ver·fill" transitive verb To fill to excess; to surcharge.

Overfish O`ver·fish" transitive verb To fish to excess.

Overfloat O`ver·float" transitive verb To overflow. [ R.] Dryden.

Overflourish O`ver·flour"ish transitive verb 1. To make excessive display or flourish of. Collier.

2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Overflow O`ver·flow" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Overflowed ; present participle & verbal noun Overflowing .] [ Anglo-Saxon oferfl...wan . See Over , and Flow .] 1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.

The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.

Spenser.

2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.

Overflow O`ver·flow" intransitive verb 1. To run over the bounds.

2. To be superabundant; to abound. Rogers.

Overflow O"ver·flow` noun 1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation. Bacon.

2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance. Shak.

3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.

Overflow meeting , a meeting constituted of the surplus or overflow of another audience.

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