Overweighed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have an excessive amount of weight; to possess a burden that surpasses normal limits; to be disproportionately heavy in comparison to expected or healthy measurements
2. Characterized by an accumulation of mass that exceeds typical standards; marked by an imbalance where weight overextends recognized norms; defined as being more substantial than ideal or healthy proportions
3. Exhibiting a weightiness that is above ordinary expectations; associated with having a load that surpasses conventional limits; recognized as being heavier than what is generally deemed appropriate or healthy

Etymology: The verb "overweigh" is an old English formation: "over-" attached to "weigh," meaning to outweigh or exceed in weight. Its earliest surviving appearance is in the Ancrene Wisse, a Middle English guide for anchoresses, where a writer says that love "ouerweið" (overweighs) other concerns. That sense is the heart of the word: the verb was used less for measuring a physical object than for one thing tipping the balance against another, so the figurative idea of pressing down more heavily was in place from the start. "Overweighed" is simply the past tense and past participle of "overweigh," so it describes something that has already exceeded another in weight. The past form follows the regular pattern of "weigh," with "-ed" added to the stem.

Synonyms: overbalanced, outweighed

Antonyms: underweighted, underweighed