1. cooked by boiling for too long, resulting in loss of texture, flavor, or nutritional value

Examples

• The overboiled vegetables were mushy and flavorless.
• She threw away the overboiled pasta because it had turned to mush.
• The overboiled eggs had a rubbery texture and gray yolks.
• Don’t leave the potatoes on the stove too long or they’ll become overboiled.
• The overboiled broccoli lost most of its bright green color.
• He complained that the overboiled rice was sticky and unappetizing.