Meanings
overcooked1
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of overcook
overcooked2
adjectiveovercooked (comparative more overcooked, superlative most overcooked)
comparative more overcooked · superlative most overcooked
- Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.
This meat is overcooked, almost burnt.
1 more example
If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked.
2020 September 6, Randall Munroe, “Can You Boil an Egg Too Long?”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDone to excess.
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Origin
overcooked · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish ylikypsä
- ylikypsäcooked for too long
French trop cuit
- trop cuitcooked for too long
German verbraten, verkocht
- verbratencooked for too long
- verkochtcooked for too long
Hungarian túlfőtt, túlfőzött
- túlfőttcooked for too long
- túlfőzöttcooked for too long
Irish róchócaráilte
- róchócaráiltecooked for too long
Norwegian Bokmål ihjelkokt
- ihjelkoktcooked for too long
Polish rozgotowany
- rozgotowanycooked for too long
Slovak rozvarené
- rozvarenécooked for too long
Swedish urkokt
- urkoktcooked for too long
Rhymes & wordplay
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
overcooked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcooked
MLA
“overcooked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcooked. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcooked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcooked.
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