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overfired

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvəˈfaɪəd/

The English word “overfired” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Fired at a high (or excessively high) temperature.
  2. Of a cooker: having a heat source that is above the food being cooked.

Etymology

From over- (prefix meaning ‘above; excessively’) + fired, or overfire + -ed.

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