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adj
Subjected to too much work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, phrase, usually
Synonyms: clichéd, overdone, overused, banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, commonplace, corny, dog-eared, hackneyed, hoary, overworked, pat, played out, shopworn, stale, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of overwork
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English worked English overworked From over- + worked.
From overwork + -ed.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
