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Overlaboured

/əʊvəˈleɪbəd/ · verb

Meaning

simple past and past participle of overlabour.

Definitions by Sense

  1. simple past and past participle of overlabour
  2. Overworked, exhausted.
  3. Laboured, over-elaborate.

Example Sentences

Oh, Hesperus! thou bringest all good things— / Home to the weary, to the hungry cheer, / To the young bird the parent's brooding wings, / The welcome stall to the o’erlaboured steer [...].

Synonyms for overlaboured

Antonyms for overlaboured

Related Words

burnt outoverspentoverworkedoverwornlaboredoverwearyovertiredoverdoneoverburdenedoverdrivenoverladenoveroccupiedworn outoverstrenuousover-industriouswearied outlabouredworn-outoverindustriousoverloaded

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What does overlaboured mean?

Overlaboured means simple past and past participle of overlabour.

What is a synonym for overlaboured?

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What is the opposite of overlaboured?

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How do you use overlaboured in a sentence?

Oh, Hesperus! thou bringest all good things— / Home to the weary, to the hungry cheer, / To the young bird the parent's brooding wings, / The welcome stall to the o’erlaboured steer [...].

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