overlabor
verb
over·la·bor
ˌō-vər-ˈlā-bər 
variants
US overlabor
or British overlabour
overlabored; overlaboring
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
Joshua Gillin
overlabored
adjective
(US) or British overlaboured
overlabored jokes
How about staffing our overlabored Public Works to keep abreast of broken streets and alleys.
—Tim Grobaty
Tim Grobaty
… meals … so laden with overlabored fuss that they often felt contrived.
—Craig LaBan
Craig LaBan
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“Overlabor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlabor. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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