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overthin

overthin verb: to make too thin.

Verb

overthin (third-person singular simple present overthins, present participle overthinning, simple past and past participle overthinned)

  1. (transitive) To make too thin.
    • Add some water to the sauce, but don't overthin it.

Adjective

overthin (comparative more overthin, superlative most overthin)

  1. Excessively thin.

Forms of overthin

Verb
third-person singular presentoverthins
present participleoverthinning
past participleoverthinned
pastoverthinned
Adjective
comparativemore overthin
superlativemost overthin

Origin of overthin

From over- + thin.

Questions about overthin

What does overthin mean?
Overthin means to make too thin.
What part of speech is overthin?
Overthin can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the past tense of overthin?
The past tense of overthin is overthinned.

Words near overthin in the dictionary

  1. overtherapized
  2. overthicken
  3. overthickened
  4. overthickening
  5. overthickens
  6. overthin
  7. overthings
  8. overthink
  9. overthinker
  10. overthinkers
  11. overthinking

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