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overcooked

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊkt/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊkt/

Translations

overcookedadjective

more overcooked

Comp.

most overcooked

Super.

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊkt/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊkt/

trop cuit

The overcooked vegetables were mushy and lacked their usual vibrant taste.

Les légumes trop cuits étaient pâteux et avaient perdu leur goût habituel et vif.

Additional translations

trop forcéSe dit d’un style, d’un récit ou d’un effet trop appuyé, artificiel.

Synonyms

cooked too much

Antonyms

overcookverb

overcooked

Past Simple

overcooked

Past Simple

overcooked

Past Participle

overcooking

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊk/

surcuireCuisine.

If you overcook the pasta, it will become mushy and lose its texture.

Si tu fais surcuire les pâtes, elles deviendront pâteuses et perdront leur texture.

Additional translations

surchargerSens figuré : style trop appuyé ou artificiel.

Synonyms

overcookpast participle

overcooked

Used attributively to describe food that has been cooked too long.

surcuitCuisine.

The vegetables were dry and overcooked.

Les légumes étaient secs et surcuits.

Synonyms

dried out

Definitions

overcookedadjective

Cooked for too long, resulting in a loss of flavor, texture, or nutritional value.

The overcooked vegetables were mushy and lacked their usual vibrant taste.

Excessively elaborate, contrived, or overdone; lacking subtlety.

Critics felt the novel's overcooked plot relied too heavily on clichés.

overcookverb

To cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in it becoming dry, tough, or burnt.

If you overcook the pasta, it will become mushy and lose its texture.

To embellish or elaborate something excessively, making it overwrought or contrived.

The screenwriter overcooked the dialogue, making it sound unnatural.

overcookpast participle

(of food) Cooked for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in a loss of desired texture or flavor.

The vegetables were dry and overcooked.