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overdrawn

UK/ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/

overdrawn adjective: portrayed in an overstated or exaggerated manner. Also the past participle of overdraw.

Adjective

overdrawn (comparative more overdrawn, superlative most overdrawn)

  1. Portrayed in an overstated or exaggerated manner.
    • True, Miliband thinks that it is an ‘absurdly overdrawn formulation of the Marxist purpose’ to speak of ‘the prospect of society of perfect unity, in which all human aspirations would be fulfilled and all values reconciled’.1981 March, Leszek Kolakowski, “Miliband's Anti-Kolakowski”, in Political Studies, volume 29, number 1, Sage Publishing, →DOI, →ISSN, page 124

Also used as

overdrawn is also the past participle of overdraw.

Forms of overdrawn

comparativemore overdrawn
superlativemost overdrawn

Phrases with overdrawn

Words that rhyme with overdrawn

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Questions about overdrawn

What does overdrawn mean?
Overdrawn means portrayed in an overstated or exaggerated manner.
What part of speech is overdrawn?
Overdrawn is an adjective.
How do you pronounce overdrawn?
Overdrawn is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪtɪd/ (UK).

Words near overdrawn in the dictionary

  1. overdraw the badger
  2. overdrawer
  3. overdrawers
  4. overdrawing
  5. overdrawing the badger
  6. overdrawn
  7. overdrawn the badger
  8. overdraws
  9. overdraws the badger
  10. overdream
  11. overdreamed

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