oversteep

present singular third person oversteeps · participle present oversteeping · participle past oversteeped · past oversteeped

1. transitiveTo steep for too long.

   Do not oversteep the lemon slices; the peel may make this drink bitter.

   2015, Angelo Prosperi-Porta, Honey, page 166

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   Tannins give red wine a chompy, dry bitterness—think oversteeped tea—that can be off-putting when a wine is young.

   2012, Stanley Tucci, Joan Tucci, Gianni Scappin, The Tucci Cookbook, page 31

comparative more oversteep · superlative most oversteep

1. Excessively steep.

   an oversteep slope