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Webster 1913 Edition

Overroast

Oˊver-roast′

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Verb.
T.
To roast too much.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Overroast

OVERROAST

,
Verb.
T.
To roast too much.

Definition 2024

overroast

overroast

English

Verb

overroast ‎(third-person singular simple present overroasts, present participle overroasting, simple past and past participle overroasted)

  1. (transitive) To roast too much.
    • 2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times:
      But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans.

Etymology

over- +‎ roast

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