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overroast

verb

Etymology

From over- + roast.

  1. derived from rost
  2. derived from roste
  3. derived from *Hrews-✻ — “to crackle; roast”
  4. derived from *raustijaną✻ — “to roast”
  5. derived from *rōstijan✻ — “to roast, broil”
  6. derived from rostir — “to roast, to torture with fire”
  7. inherited from rosten
  8. prefixed as overroast — “over + roast”

Definitions

  1. To roast too much.

    • But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA