overworkedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwəːkt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈwərkt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwork v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overwork v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier overwrought adj.

That has been overworked; that has been worked too hard or to excess. Also in extended use.

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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > esp. through labour

forswunka1250

forwroughtc1400

forlaboured1483

broken1490

forespent1563

fortoiled1567

toiled1574

overtoiled?1577

over-laboured1579

back-broken1603

moiled1618

swinked1637

overwrought1648

overtaxed1650

toil-worn1752

used up1823

overworked1830

beat1832

dead-beaten1854

1830 Lady Morgan France 1829–30 I. 224 At night, when you repair to the theatre, be it to recreate your over-worked minds and exhausted spirits.

1864 Social Sci. Rev. 4 Time was when the very phrase overworked men would have been considered foolish and out of the question.

1959 M. Summerton Small Wilderness i. 5 That over-worked truism about the wife being the last to know.

1978 Times 14 Jan. 14/1 The phrase ‘low profile’..an over-worked image almost evacuated of meaning.

2000 Red Herring May 154/3 EPO has its dark side. Professional cyclists have illegally injected it into their own thighs to increase the oxygen mix in their blood supply and fortify overworked muscles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overworked
释义	overworkedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwəːkt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwərkt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwork v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overwork v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier overwrought adj. That has been overworked; that has been worked too hard or to excess. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > esp. through labour forswunka1250 forwroughtc1400 forlaboured1483 broken1490 forespent1563 fortoiled1567 toiled1574 overtoiled?1577 over-laboured1579 back-broken1603 moiled1618 swinked1637 overwrought1648 overtaxed1650 toil-worn1752 used up1823 overworked1830 beat1832 dead-beaten1854 1830 Lady Morgan France 1829–30 I. 224 At night, when you repair to the theatre, be it to recreate your over-worked minds and exhausted spirits. 1864 Social Sci. Rev. 4 Time was when the very phrase overworked men would have been considered foolish and out of the question. 1959 M. Summerton Small Wilderness i. 5 That over-worked truism about the wife being the last to know. 1978 Times 14 Jan. 14/1 The phrase ‘low profile’..an over-worked image almost evacuated of meaning. 2000 Red Herring May 154/3 EPO has its dark side. Professional cyclists have illegally injected it into their own thighs to increase the oxygen mix in their blood supply and fortify overworked muscles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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