Home › Words › O › overdryoverdryoverdry · verb — to dry too much.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, overdry ranks #2,500 of 42,854 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom over- + dry.verbTo dry too much.e.g.“Such are puddings stuffed with blood, or otherwise composed; baked meats, soused indurate meats, fried and broiled, buttered meats, condite, powdered and over-dried; […]” — 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dryout 73% match — The process of drying out. vs overdry →updry 72% match — To dry up. vs overdry →oversoak 71% match — To soak for too long. vs overdry →overroast 71% match — To roast too much. vs overdry →dry 70% match — Free from or lacking moisture. vs overdry →overdrench 69% match — To drench excessively. vs overdry →overdrain 68% match — To drain excessively. vs overdry →overhydrate 68% match — To hydrate too much. vs overdry →