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overworked

adjective B2
  1. Subjected to too much work. · Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player.
  2. Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal. (figuratively) · overworked, unaffecting cliches· "Get" is an overworked verb.
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