Overcooled

Part of speech: verb, adjective

Definitions

1. Chilled to a temperature lower than was intended or needed, so that it has gone too cold
2. Having been brought down in temperature too far, past the point that was wanted for the purpose
3. Reduced in heat excessively, leaving something colder than the desired level for its use

Etymology: "Overcooled" is a plain compound: the prefix "over-" attached to "cooled," the past participle of "cool." The prefix "over-" comes from Old English "ofer," meaning "above, beyond, too much," and it has carried that sense of excess onto countless verbs and adjectives, so "overcooled" describes something that has been chilled beyond the intended point. The participle "cooled" sits at the end of a longer chain. "Cool" descends from Old English "cōlian," which goes back to a Proto-West Germanic base "kōl-" linked to the ancient Germanic idea of coolness. The "-ed" ending is the Old English past-tense and participle suffix, which attached to "cōlian" and gave us the form "cooled" we use today.