overwatchedadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈwɒtʃt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwɑtʃt/ Now rare.
Tired from too much watching, or from remaining awake too long.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > with watching or waking
forwakea1350
for-wakedc1386
forwatcheda1483
overwatched1578
1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie iv. 211 Turning his ouerwatched eyes towards the windowe, he perceyued the dawning of the day.
1799 School for Honor i. ii. 3 A fine restorative for an over watch'd stomach!
1821 W. Scott Pirate I. iv. 84 She was up early, and down late, and seemed, to her over-watched and over-tasked maidens, to be as wakerife as the cat herself.
1876 J. B. L. Warren Soldier of Fortune iii. i. 196 Among the overwatched and wasted stars.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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