Definitions
Worked too hard or used beyond capacity.
Word origin
From over- + worked.
Used in a sentence
“Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player.”
“Miss Suu Kyi’s overworked advisers[…]argue that people have to be realistic about what can be achieved in a short time and on a slender budget.”
“The truth is that we are too overworked, under capitalism, to be deeply, collectively horny, too overworked even to realise that this is the case.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Driven past capacity”10 letters
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