overlabor

verb

over·​la·​bor ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bər 

variants US overlabor or British overlabour

overlabored; overlaboring

transitive verb

1

: to cause (someone) to labor excessively

shouldn't overlabor young children

2

: to explain or insist on (something) excessively : belabor

overlabored the point

3

: to make (something) too elaborate : overelaborate

… meticulously overlabors every dish …

—Joshua Gillin

overlabored

ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bərd 

adjective

(US) or British overlaboured

overlabored jokes

How about staffing our overlabored Public Works to keep abreast of broken streets and alleys.

—Tim Grobaty

… meals … so laden with overlabored fuss that they often felt contrived.

—Craig LaBan

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for overlabor

• grabber
• jabber