overheated

adjective

over·​heat·​ed ˌō-vər-ˈhē-təd How to pronounce overheated (audio)
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: 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.
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In the early 1990s, home values plummeted following an overheated market in the mid-to-late 1980s. Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025 While the rise of inventory in some of the state's most overheated markets is now contributing to bringing home prices down in these metros, Florida is still struggling with a lack of affordable homes. David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025 Nothing but quick and shocking outbursts of violence can pierce the movie’s surfaces of overheated restraint. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 The overheated reports quieted after A Minecraft Movie did way better than anyone imagined, and quickly joined another surprise blockbuster, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, as top-priority sequels to go with other IP revivals from The Matrix to Practical Magic, Gremlins and Goonies. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overheated

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of overheated was in 1693

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“Overheated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheated. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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