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overburnt

overburnt is the simple past and past participle of overburn.

Meaning of overburn

Verb

overburn (third-person singular simple present overburns, present participle overburning, simple past and past participle overburned or overburnt)

  1. (transitive) To burn too much or for too long.
  2. (transitive) To record more than the usual available data capacity onto (an optical disc).
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To be overzealous.

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Adjective

overburnt (comparative more overburnt, superlative most overburnt)

  1. Being burnt for too long; excessively burnt.

Forms of overburnt

Verb
alternative formover-burnt
Adjective
comparativemore overburnt
superlativemost overburnt

Origin of overburnt

From over- + burnt.

Questions about overburnt

What does overburnt mean?
Overburnt means being burnt for too long; excessively burnt.
What is overburnt the simple past and past participle of?
Overburnt is the simple past and past participle of overburn.
What part of speech is overburnt?
Overburnt is an adjective.

Words near overburnt in the dictionary

  1. overburn
  2. overburned
  3. overburning
  4. overburnings
  5. overburns
  6. overburnt
  7. overburst
  8. overbursts
  9. overburthen
  10. overburthened
  11. overburthening

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