overroast

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English

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Etymology

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over- +‎ roast

Verb

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overroast (third-person singular simple present overroasts, present participle overroasting, simple past and past participle overroasted)

  1. (transitive) To roast too much.
    • 2008 May 29, Hannah Wallace, “Do I Detect a Hint of ... Joe?”, in New York Times[1]:
      But now cuppings at independent cafes like Joe attract connoisseurs who wouldn’t be caught dead sipping an overroasted blend and regularly travel to another borough for superior beans.