oversteep

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ steep.

Verb

oversteep (third-person singular simple present oversteeps, present participle oversteeping, simple past and past participle oversteeped)

1. (transitive) To steep for too long.
   • 2012, Stanley Tucci, Joan Tucci, Gianni Scappin, The Tucci Cookbook, page 31:

     Tannins give red wine a chompy, dry bitterness—think oversteeped tea—that can be off-putting when a wine is young.

   • 2015, Angelo Prosperi-Porta, Honey, page 166:

     Do not oversteep the lemon slices; the peel may make this drink bitter.

Adjective

oversteep (comparative more oversteep, superlative most oversteep)

1. Excessively steep.

   an oversteep slope