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overkilled

overkilled is the simple past and past participle of overkill.

Meaning of overkill

Verb

overkill (third-person singular simple present overkills, present participle overkilling, simple past and past participle overkilled)

  1. (transitive) To destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
  2. To dispose of too many items because of too-high criteria of inspection.
    Antonyms:
    underkill
  3. To do something excessive to achieve a goal.

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Questions about overkilled

What is overkilled the simple past and past participle of?
Overkilled is the simple past and past participle of overkill.

Words near overkilled in the dictionary

  1. overkeeping
  2. overkeeps
  3. overkept
  4. overkest
  5. overkill
  6. overkilled
  7. overkilling
  8. overkills
  9. overkind
  10. overkindly
  11. overkindness

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