overroast

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verb

To roast too much.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person overroasts · participle present overroasting · participle past overroasted · past overroasted

  1. transitiveTo roast too much.

    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.

    2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + roast.

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APA

overroast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overroast

MLA

“overroast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overroast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overroast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overroast.

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