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oversteep

oversteep verb: to steep for too long.

Verb

oversteep (third-person singular simple present oversteeps, present participle oversteeping, simple past and past participle oversteeped)

  1. (transitive) To steep for too long.
    • Tannins give red wine a chompy, dry bitterness—think oversteeped tea—that can be off-putting when a wine is young.2012, Stanley Tucci, Joan Tucci, Gianni Scappin, The Tucci Cookbook, page 31
    • Do not oversteep the lemon slices; the peel may make this drink bitter.2015, Angelo Prosperi-Porta, Honey, page 166

Adjective

oversteep (comparative more oversteep, superlative most oversteep)

  1. Excessively steep.
    • an oversteep slope

Forms of oversteep

Verb
third-person singular presentoversteeps
present participleoversteeping
past participleoversteeped
pastoversteeped
Adjective
comparativemore oversteep
superlativemost oversteep

Origin of oversteep

From over- + steep.

Questions about oversteep

What does oversteep mean?
Oversteep means to steep for too long.
What part of speech is oversteep?
Oversteep can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of oversteep?
The past tense of oversteep is oversteeped.

Words near oversteep in the dictionary

  1. oversteady
  2. oversteam
  3. oversteamed
  4. oversteaming
  5. oversteams
  6. oversteep
  7. oversteeped
  8. oversteepen
  9. oversteepened
  10. oversteepening
  11. oversteepens

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