overmined

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ mined.

Pronunciation

• Homophone: overmind

Adjective

overmined (comparative more overmined, superlative most overmined)

1. Depleted by excessive mining.
   • 2008 May 23, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times‎:

     With the sonic trends of the 1960s and ’70s already long overmined, it’s not particularly surprising that new bands are revisiting the 1980s, eschewing Beatles-and-Stones hegemony for (equally well-coiffed) sources like Bauhaus, the Cure, New Order and Depeche Mode.

Related terms

• overmining