Meaning

Tuned or adjusted so as to be excessive (in terms of some quality), especially:.

Definitions by Sense

1. Tuned or adjusted so as to be excessive (in terms of some quality), especially:
2. (figuratively, by extension) Excessive in some respect (without any implication of having been tuned).
3. simple past and past participle of overtune

Example Sentences

The process is overtuned. . . . Now it's gotten to the point where it takes sixteen months to get out any release of any Microsoft product. They really can't steer that ship very fast.

"What are you talking about?" My voice was higher than usual, overtuned. I couldn't move. "What are you saying?"

Senior editor Wes Fenlon theorized overtuned motion blur could be an attempt to cover up an inconsistent framerate, but Frontiers ran pretty smoothly to my eye, so the blur either did its job or looked that way for stylistic reasons.

There was a baby photo, those school portraits with the rainbow background, a big Afro playing basketball, a tuxedo-and-date prom, a couple of graduations, blah, blah, blah. Corny, yes, but these photo montages always touched Myron, exploiting his overtuned sensitivity like a sappy Hallmark commercial.

We also accept what we are told in the same breath, that he was certifiably insane. Because according to the received wisdom of popular culture, this is the inevitable consequence of having a precociously overtuned mind.

The dusty tomes of the Warcraft legendarium imply that C'Thun is one of the most powerful beings in the universe; he commands an army of obsidian golems and routinely devours raid members whole with one of his many toothy maws. Still, the amount of damage he was soaking up seemed a bit overtuned.

Word Forms

• more overtuned
• most overtuned

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When Should You Use Overtuned?

Use overtuned when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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