overheated

adjective

over·​heat·​ed ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd 

1

: perfervid

2

: characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply

an overheated economy

Examples of overheated in a Sentence

She worked in a stuffy, overheated office.

The discussion was getting overheated.

The market for new houses is overheated.

Recent Examples on the Web

Then rates soared in 2022 as the Federal Reserve tried to cool an overheated economy. —Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023

On a regional level the story might vary, with some overheated markets like Austin continuing to fall while relatively more affordable markets like Scranton keep inching higher. —Lance Lambert, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023

Maybe the only question is whether hometown closer David Bednar can fetch a nice future piece in an overheated market. —Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023

Topping up an overheated generator with gas could potentially cause an immediate fire or even an explosion. —Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023

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But the rhetoric, perpetuated by public officials and overheated headlines, suggested that a new morally depraved generation of teenagers — particularly Black teenagers — were to blame. —Issie Lapowsky Abdul Kircher, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023

Advice Deadly wildfires, raging floods, dangerous heat waves, powerful storms - they’ve all been unleashed in busy travel destinations as this overheated summer sets grim record after record. —Hannah Sampson, Andrea Sachs and Sofia Andrade, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023

An incident report from Arlington Fire Department cited in the lawsuit says the fire was caused by an overheated motor. —Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1