overused

English

Etymology

over- +‎ used

Adjective

overused (comparative more overused, superlative most overused)

used too much, or too often
(of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd
Fowler accuses field of being overused.

Translations

used too much

French: abusé (fr)

hackneyed, cliché

French: usé (fr)

Verb

overused

simple past tense and past participle of overuse

Anagrams

duoverse

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