Meanings
comparative more overstrenuous · superlative most overstrenuous
- Excessively strenuous.
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Among the story’s other overstrenuous tips for masking the flavor of eggs were poached eggs topped with a hops-scented béchamel, President Taft’s campfire omelet (fried trout, salt and pepper) and the Colony Club’s “Eggs Suffragette,” a twist on deviled eggs that incorporated anchovies (the dish, however, didn’t hasten women’s suffrage).
2007 September 23, Amanda Hesser, “1909: Eggs Eli”, in New York Times
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overstrenuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overstrenuous
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