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Meaning of overworked

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

overworked

verb

Definitions

  1. To make (someone) work too hard.

    Example: to overwork a horse

  2. To work too hard.

  3. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.

  4. To decorate all over.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Subjected to too much work.

    Example: Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player.

  2. (of a word, phrase, etc.) Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal.

    Example: overworked, unaffecting cliches