English Explanatory Dictionary

overfired

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fired at a high (or excessively high) temperature.
  2. Of a cooker: having a heat source that is above the food being cooked.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of overfire

Pronunciation

/ˌəʊvəˈfaɪəd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overfired.wav /ˌoʊvɚˈfaɪ(ə)ɹd/ En-us-overfired.mp3

Word forms

overfired more overfired most overfired over-fired

Etymology

From over- (prefix meaning ‘above; excessively’) + fired, or overfire + -ed.

Antonyms

underfired
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