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overpowdered

overpowdered is the simple past and past participle of overpowder.

Meaning of overpowder

Verb

overpowder (third-person singular simple present overpowders, present participle overpowdering, simple past and past participle overpowdered)

  1. (transitive) To use too much powder on.
    • Writing in his quaint way of the salt of the word, he says, "Indeed, a man may overpowder, and there is discretion in salting."1868, “Out-of-the-way books and authors; the works of Thomas Adams”, in Putnam's Magazine, volume 1, page 367

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Questions about overpowdered

What is overpowdered the simple past and past participle of?
Overpowdered is the simple past and past participle of overpowder.

Words near overpowdered in the dictionary

  1. overpour
  2. overpoured
  3. overpouring
  4. overpours
  5. overpowder
  6. overpowdered
  7. overpowdering
  8. overpowders
  9. overpower
  10. overpowerable
  11. overpowered

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