overcolouredovercoloredadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈkʌləd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkələrd/ 1. Excessively coloured; (chiefly in extended use) represented too strongly or in an exaggerated way.
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1837 W. G. Clark Ollapodiana xix, in Knickerbocker Aug. 164 The subject is a grand one, but over-colored.
1867 W. B. Stevens Hist. of Georgia I. 264 They allowed..their else cool imaginations to be fired by fanciful theories and overcoloured pictures of colonial success.
1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 10/1 It is absurd to say that this is an over-colored picture of the modern girl.
1959 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 19 158 The colorful and often excellent prose too often betrays poor editing, clumsy usage, overcolored and mixed metaphors, and even some poor grammar.
1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 18 I talk of the days when it [sc. Glasgow art gallery] was more than a big overcoloured mess.
2. Overlaid with colour; overspread with colour. rare.
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1871 G. Meredith in Cornhill Mag. July 120 Her cheeks were deliciously overcoloured.
2001 Internat. Market Insight Rep. (Nexis) 2 Feb. Through material mixes, coatings, washings and fittings the traditional fabric will receive a new face. There will be authentic vintage-/second-hand looks,..often dry stoned, coated and overcolored.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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