overdrawn

adjective

over·​drawn ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯn How to pronounce overdrawn (audio)
: having an overdrawn account

Examples of overdrawn in a Sentence

his war stories were embellished with overdrawn descriptions of battle and efforts to save the wounded
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But, what goes up, must come down, and in the mid 2010s, Kylie Jenner heralded in a totally new lip look; overdrawn matte lipstick. Jasmine Wallis, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024 Listen to this article An East Haven man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to rob a bank by demanding to withdraw money from an overdrawn account while armed with a firearm, police said. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024 Marcum described how California’s great agricultural underbelly withered under cloudless skies, with vast stretches of farmland slowly sagging on top of overdrawn aquifers. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023 An extended transcript of Scalia’s testimony to then-Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) during his confirmation hearings, largely recounted to make the current president look ill-informed, seemed especially overdrawn. Benjamin C. Waterhouse, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for overdrawn 

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of overdrawn was in 1817

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“Overdrawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdrawn. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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