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Definition of Overkilled
1. overkill [v] - See also: overkill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overkilled
Literary usage of Overkilled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Typical American: Or, Incidents in the Life of Dr. John Swinburne, of by Citizens' Association (Albany, N.Y.) (1888)
"But I do not believe that poor woman overkilled herself," said the doctor.— "
Neither do I," replied his honor. The Rome " Sentinel," in commenting on the ..."
2. Cyclopaedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1855)
"... I suppose f Have you overkilled your whale nt я fifteen fathom dm t Г " ' As
учи sny,' I replied. " I replied in the affirmative. ..."
3. Dyeing and Tissue-printing by William Crookes (1882)
"If the nitric acid has been overloaded with iron, " overkilled," mischief of a
different kind ensues. Oxide of iron is apt to be deposited on the fibre in ..."
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