overheatedadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈhiːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈhidᵻd/ That has been heated too much; that has become too heated.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > heated or warmed > heated excessively
forchafed1523
overheated1650
superheated1862
the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective] > over-excited
betraynted1582
overstimulated1798
over-excited1856
surexcited1864
overheated1872
aerated1912
aeriated1974
1650 E. Williams Virgo Triumphans (new ed.) sig. I4 Nights what e're dayes burn with o're heated powers, Coole and refresh by their length-equal'd houres.
1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 204 To give the over-heated Earth leave to cool it self.
1754 Philos. Trans. 1753 (Royal Soc.) 48 364 The over-heated small speculum soon recovered its due temper and figure.
1764 J. Boswell Grand Tour 28 Dec. (1953) 287 But this is probably a flight of my over-heated mind.
1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 27/1 Cold water will be admitted through the stop-cock and pipe N into the bottom of the cistern, and will displace the over-heated water by the overflow pipe M.
1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. v. 183 Like children, with overheated imaginations.
1925 Morris Owner's Man. 29 Neglect of this results in harsh running and an overheated engine, loss of power, and finally ‘seizing-up’ of pistons or connecting rods.
1973 Times 16 May 27/3 The danger of an over-heated economy was ‘reasonably small’.
1994 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Jan. 16/4 De Feure's motives are archetypical of the overheated imagery of the Symbolist period.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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