Overwritten

Word OVERWRITTEN
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Definitions and meanings of "Overwritten"

What do we mean by overwritten?

To destroy (older data) by recording new data over it.

To cover in writing; to write over the top of.

To write too much.

To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.

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The word "overwritten" in example sentences

The most recent draft got overwritten, which is a blunder I haven't committed in ages, so I had to go back and try to make lightening strike the same place twice using the first draft. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Without "overwritten" prose, we would have none of the linguistic exuberance of a Dickens or an Angela ❋ Omnivoracious (2010)

As part of Manchester's Futuresonic 2008 conference, you can have your old CDs and DVDs "overwritten" with a vintage record cutter and converted to a 45RPM record: ❋ Unknown (2008)

Could it be that generally law students (and, later on, lawyers) have a specific type of learning style, in that they only retain a research skill for long as it is necessary, and then that skill is "overwritten" in their brain as the next necessary type of skill comes in? ❋ Unknown (2005)

No one would spew this kind of overwritten pedophile/drug garbage and be serious. ❋ Miss Snark (2006)

Not a question for you, but when I heard the words "overwritten," I was, like, what exactly does that mean? ❋ Unknown (2006)

QUIJANO: Still, a senior Bush aide tonight insists that "The New York Times" story is "overwritten," arguing that the administration has been working with the Iraqi government for months on a series of benchmarks and milestones. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This may mean that, while people have representations of the scene both before and after the change, the pre-change representation may have been partially "overwritten" by the post-change representation, making a comparison of the two difficult. ❋ Chris (2005)

Where some people say I'm "overwritten", there are others saying I'm not descriptive ENOUGH. ❋ Reudaly (2002)

I mean, the same guy got a story and it was kind of overwritten and dire things were predicted. ❋ ITY National Archives (2000)

A trait could potentially be "overwritten" if a newer more beneficial one comes along. ❋ Whizkid (2010)

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