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overwinded

overwinded adjective: of a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.

Adjective

overwinded (comparative more overwinded, superlative most overwinded)

  1. Of a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.
    • The diapasons, very much overwinded, as I venture to think, puff and whistle to the exclusion of all other sounds.1890, Proceedings of the Musical Association, volume 16, Great Britain: Musical Association, page 154
    • […] the pressure of wind is too much, the tone being forced or overwinded; […]1895, The Organist and Choirmaster, volume 3, page 43

Forms of overwinded

comparativemore overwinded
superlativemost overwinded

Origin of overwinded

From over- + winded.

Questions about overwinded

What does overwinded mean?
Overwinded means of a musical instrument: provided with too much air or wind.
What part of speech is overwinded?
Overwinded is an adjective.

Words near overwinded in the dictionary

  1. overwilling
  2. overwillingly
  3. overwily
  4. overwin
  5. overwind
  6. overwinded
  7. overwinding
  8. overwindings
  9. overwinds
  10. overwing
  11. overwinged

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