overheated

Definitions of overheated
  1. adjective
    heated beyond a safe or desirable point
    “the child became overheated”
    “overheated metal”
    synonyms:
    hot
    used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
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