overclear
/ˌoʊvərˈklɪr/
verb
- To clear something too much or too thoroughly, often causing problems or removing useful material.
- The software overcleared the cache, deleting important saved passwords and settings.
- Be careful not to overclear the forest, or you might destroy the natural habitat of local wildlife.
- The gardener overcleared the flowerbed, pulling out all the weeds along with some healthy plants.
- In computing, to remove data or files beyond what is necessary, potentially causing loss of functionality.
- The cleanup tool overcleared the temporary files, which caused some applications to crash.
- He accidentally overcleared the recycle bin, permanently deleting documents he still needed.
- If you overclear the browser history, you might lose autofill data for your favorite websites.
adjective
- Excessively clear or transparent, to the point of being unnatural or causing glare.
- The new windshield coating made the glass overclear, creating a blinding reflection in sunlight.
- The photo's overclear quality made the scene look artificial and overly sharp.
- The lake water was overclear, making the fish look closer than they really were.