overbathe

verb

overbathe

verb

Etymology From over- + bathe.

1

To bathe excessively.

  • 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.2007 February 8, Laurel Naversen Geraghty, “Feeling Parched? Itching Like Crazy? It Must Be Winter”, in New York Times:
  • Like rape victims, those who clean up after mass fatalities often overbathe, driven by a need to purge mind and body.2015, Kathy Reichs, Fatal Voyage, page 49:

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