overbathe

English

Etymology

over- +‎ bathe

Verb

overbathe (third-person singular simple present overbathes, present participle overbathing, simple past and past participle overbathed)

  1. To bathe excessively.
    • 2007 February 8, Laurel Naversen Geraghty, “Feeling Parched? Itching Like Crazy? It Must Be Winter”, in New York Times‎:
      You have a combination of exceptionally dry, cold air — which indoor heating makes even drier — overbathing and use of harsh soaps,” which can strip the skin of its moisture, he said.
    • 2015, Kathy Reichs, Fatal Voyage, page 49:
      Like rape victims, those who clean up after mass fatalities often overbathe, driven by a need to purge mind and body.
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