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overrehearsed

overrehearsed adjective: rehearsed too many times; made formulaic by repetition.

Adjective

overrehearsed (comparative more overrehearsed, superlative most overrehearsed)

  1. Rehearsed too many times; made formulaic by repetition.
    • In a long digression, he hilariously but needlessly indulges his hatred of the Eagles: soulless, overrehearsed, antiseptic, schematic, insincere, sentimental ... the most consistently contemptible stadium band in rock.2007 October 28, Gregory Cowles, “Grievous Angel”, in New York Times

Forms of overrehearsed

comparativemore overrehearsed
superlativemost overrehearsed

Origin of overrehearsed

From over- + rehearsed.

Questions about overrehearsed

What does overrehearsed mean?
Overrehearsed means rehearsed too many times; made formulaic by repetition.
What part of speech is overrehearsed?
Overrehearsed is an adjective.

Words near overrehearsed in the dictionary

  1. overregulated
  2. overregulates
  3. overregulating
  4. overregulation
  5. overregulations
  6. overrehearsed
  7. overreject
  8. overrejection
  9. overrejections
  10. overrejects
  11. overrelativize

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