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3 | 26% | 8 | Often-bawdy verse | |
The Bards Bawdy Mistress Is Dried Up Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "OVERDONE" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Represented as greater than is true or reasonable
- • Cooked too long but still edible verb
- • To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
- • To cook for too long.
- • To give (someone or something) too much work; to require too much effort or strength of (someone); to use up too much of (something).
- • To do more than (someone); to do (something) to a greater extent. adjective
- • Cooked too much.
- • Exaggerated.
- • Repeated too often; hackneyed.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The steak was completely overdone and was tough to chew."
- • "The cake was overdone and turned out dry and crumbly."
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