overthin
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Definition of overthin
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: excessively thin overthin paint She was … overthin, as if a hypercharged metabolism was burning off calories faster than she could stuff them into her mouth.— Bonnie MacDougal
overthin
verbDefinition of overthin (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make (something) too thin : to thin (something) too much overthinning a tree with too much pruning It is thinned with water just as the paints are, but care should be taken not to overthin and lose the quality of the gesso.— William F. Powell
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