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Effort that goes further than necessary
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overkill
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Overkill is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline from Hasbro , which has spawned comics and cartoon series. He first appeared in the 1989 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero incarnation of the series. He also appears in G.I. Joe: Sigma ...
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n. 1 (context literally English) A destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons. 2 (context idiomatic English) An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal. vb. (context transitive English) ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1958, from over- + kill (v.). Originally in reference to nuclear arsenals; the general sense is from 1965. The verb is attested from 1946.
Usage examples of overkill.
The picture that came up was of a multistage rocket, the kind that would be overkill if all one needed to do was get a satellite into orbit.
John Patten, the junior Health Minister, was quick to dismiss any fears of official panic or overkill.
We think the last three sprays are overkill, considering that water alone will often do the trick.
I became fascinated by words and phrases like thermal hurricane, overkill, circular error probability, postattack environment, stark deterrence, doserate contours, killratio, spasm war.
Even if that many potential impactors existed, even if we could make them all collide with Venus (this is the overkill approach to the impact hazard problem), think what we would have lost.
It hadn't been all that bad once they got pack animals to take the weight instead of carting it on their own backs, but Roger had brought over nine thousand rounds down with him, which had represented a pretty severe case of overkill .
Just as often, however, when that promising director makes the leap from independent/small-budget film it is right into the tarpit of Hollywood overkill.